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NGC NGC 1499

California Nebula

Emission Nebula
Perseus
Intermediate

Elongated HII region; strong in Halpha.

Angular size
145′ × 40′
Magnitude
6
Best months
November, December, January
Constellation
Perseus
Catalog IDs
NGC 1499;Sh2-220
Common aliases
California Nebula

Recommended telescopes

Radian
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
300mm f/4.9 · 61mm aperture
Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Borg
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 45% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 7.50° × 5.00°
Scale 2.82″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 6.88° × 4.58°
Scale 2.59″/px
Target fills 53% of frame
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FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 44% of frame
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