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Date

2007

Location

Buckhannon WV

Software

Astroart 4

Mount

Losmandy G-11

Guide

STV w/ eFinder

 Optic

TV60is

Camera

SXVF-M25C

Filter

O-S-C

Exposure

24 x 600s

Process

Photoshop CS2

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The California Nebula in Perseus- NGC 1499

Called the 'California' because of a slight resemblance to the state of the same name, I see this large emission nebula as an Alligator head with the dark, 'Bok Globule' at top center as its eye.  Do you see him?  NGC 1499 was discovered by the great Nashville-born astronomer and photographer E. E. Barnard in 1884.  This was the first image processed on a new LG Flatron L246WP-BN 24" S-MVA LCD panel.  The larger screen and improved visual characteristics have made Postprocessing a joy.  For the astronomers, the nebula is flipped on the horizontal axis for artistic reasons.  Click the image for a larger version or return to the Gallery