Lynds Objects – NGC 1499 (California Nebula)

Lynds Bright & Dark Nebulae objects around the California Nebula (NGC 1499)
(See Annotated on the right)
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  • Lynds Bright Nebula

    LDN 752 – small dark patch west of the California Nebula)
    LDN 756 – elongated dust feature in the wider Perseus cloud
    LDN 1769 – diffuse dark region north‑west of NGC 1499
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  • Lynds Dark Nebula

    LDN 1456 – part of the same cloud complex that cradles the California Nebula.
    LDN 1462 – small dark patch west of the California Nebula
    LDN 1463 – Lies of the California Nebula, in the same cloud.
    LDN 1464– elongated dust feature in the wider Perseus cloud

  • Object Name
    NGC 1499

  • Object Type
    Emission Nebula

  • Constellation
    Perseus

  • Magnitude
    +6.0

  • Distance
    Around 1,250
    light-years

  • Annoated

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Equipment

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessory:

Samyang 135mm lens

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

n/a

Bortle Scale: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Bortle 6.6)
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Integration

  • Date
    Monday 11h November 2022
  • Moonlit:
    Waxing Crescent – 2 days old
    Magnitude: -9.46
    Moonlit: 5%
  • Total
    300’s x 10 subs = 50 minutes

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Constellation :- Perseus (The Hero)

Object :-

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NGC 1499

California Nebula / Sh2-220 / LBN 756

Emission Nebulae

+6.0

1,250 light years / 100 light years across

Per (Perseus / The Hero)

04h 03m 16s

+36° 25′ 18″

Enlarge on click the map.

(Click the map above for a large view.)

Abbreviation:  Per
English Name:  The Hero
Genitive: Mirfak
Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere
Location: Between the constellations of Camelopardalis and Andromeda.
Visible between latitudes:  +90 and -35 degrees
Best season: Winter
Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter
Best seen in:  December (This constellation of Perseus stays in the sky all the year.)
Seen between: August and April
Right Ascension (RA): 03 hour
Declination (DEC): +45 degrees
Area (square degrees):  615 (24th)

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Facts about NGC 1499

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  • NGC 1499 is a giant cloud of gas and dust in space that glows bright red and looks just like the state of California! – because of its shape, astronomers call it the California Nebula.
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  • It is very far away – if you could drive a car at highway speeds into space, it would take you over 10 billion years to get there!

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