NGC1499 - "California Nebula"

 
 
Lenses: Nikon ED 180/2.8 (Ha); Nikon ED300/4.5 (color)
Cameras: Atik 16HR for Ha images (Astrodon 12nm filter); Canon 400D (Hap Griffin modified); Raw capture; ISO800 for color images
Exposures: 5 @ 5 min. (Ha); 15 @ 5min. (color)
Mount: : Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini
Guiding: Orion SSAG on 300mm Komura lens
Processing:: Ha images were focused, calibrated, and combined using MaxIm CCD; Color images were focused, converted, calibrated, and combined in ImagesPlus. The two images were aligned using RegiStar and the composite image was combined and adjusted (Levels, Curves) in Photoshop CS2.
Location: My backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota
Note: This is a work in progress. I would like to obtain more Ha exposures.
   
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