| Object: |
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NGC 1499, California Nebula in Perseus
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| Coordinates: |
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RA
= 04h 03m, DEC = +36° 22' |
| Telescope: |
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Televue
NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
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| Mount: |
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Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
| Guide
Scope: |
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Stellarvue
S80/9D refractor supported by a Robin Casady TGAD (Tandem Guidescope
Aiming Device) |
| Guide
Camera: |
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Orion
StarShoot
AutoGuider
with PHD guiding software |
| Imaging
Camera: |
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QSI
583ws
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| Filters/Exposures: |
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This
is a 2-tile mosaic comprised of eight 15-minute exposures each tile
through an Astrodon 5nm Ha filter. The exposures were
stacked, stitched and blended in MaximDL. Curve adjustments were
done in Photoshop.
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| Shooting
Location: |
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Virginia Beach, VA
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| Date/Time: |
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29
December 2011 (right half), and 01 January 2012 (left half)
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| Comments: |
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