
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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o - 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″
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| 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.
o - 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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