The California Nebula (Also known NGC 1499 or Sh2-220) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of the US State of …

Our Sun has its home within the Milky Way's Orion Arm, ...more. Could Queen Calafia's mythical island exist in space? Perhaps not, but by chance the outline of this molecular space cloud …

The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an intense hydrogen emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It lies 1,500 light years away from Earth and gets its nickname due to its …

2022年7月6日 · NGC 1499 lies in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, which also contains the solar system and Earth, as well as the Pleiades, the Orion Nebula, and the open clusters M6, …

2024年11月1日 · The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It resides 1,500 light-years from Earth and measures 100 light-years …

Also known as NGC 1499, the classic emission nebula is around 100 light-years long. On the featured image, the most prominent glow of the California Nebula is the red light characteristic …

Without the aid of a filter, observations of NGC 1499 are very difficult. It has been reported in basic 7 x 50 binoculars, although it is extremely faint. In my 18-inch at 94x I get a 44' field of …

2024年2月22日 · The California Nebula, designated NGC 1499, is an expansive emission nebula with an estimated size of approximately 100 light-years. This vast cloud of gas and dust is …

2024年10月15日 · The nebula NGC 1499, nicknamed the "California Nebula" for its (vague) resemblance to the American state, is an emission nebula located 1,500 light-years away in …

The California Nebula NGC 1499 was discovered by E.E. Barnard in about 1884-5, just in time to have it added in Dreyer's NGC. Under very dark skies, it can just be glimpsed with the naked …