Telescope: ES DHL Comet Hunter MN6 at f/4.8, Orion Atlas EQ-G
Camera: Baader modified Nikon D610
Filter: 2” Radian Triad Ultra Hb, OIII, Ha, SII filter
Guide scope: Williams Optics 50mm, ASI290MM mini, PHD
Exposure: 22x300sec, ISO 400, saved as RAW
Darks: Internal (Long Exposure Noise Reduction On)
Flats: 32×1/5sec, tee shirt flats taken at dusk
Average Light Pollution: Red zone, fair transparency
Lensed Sky Quality Meter: 18.6 mag/arc-sec^2
Stacking: Mean with a 1-sigma clip.
White Balance: Nebulosity Automatic
Software: Backyard Nikon, Nebulosity, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop
NGC 1499 is a part of a vast expanse of interstellar hydrogen set aglow by the nearby Xi Perseus (Menkib) in the lower right of this field. This section of the nebula lies about 1,000 light years away and is about 100 light years in length.
NGC 1499 is currently high in the northeast as the sky darkens. (Photo credit; John Graham, 11/6/2021)
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