NGC 1499

         California Nebula

              Emission Nebula

 In constellation Perseus

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The California Nebula is so named because it appears

to resemble the outline shape of the California state. It was

 originally discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884.

It is illuminated by the hot blue-white star (X1 Persei bottom left).

It is located 1,000 light years away & is a 100 light years long.

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RA 04^h 03^m 18.00^s : DEC +36° 25′ 18.0"

California Nebula has a magnitude (brightness) of 6.0

The entire nebula size is 145'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 400 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

Guide Camera : GSTAR-EX Video

Manually Guided

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30 x 180 second exposures [90 minutes] at ISO 800.

Imaged in dark skies Baldrine, Isle of Man British Isles.

22:30 on 13/12/2009.