Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF	Description:The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs. It is almost 2.5°long on the sky and because of its very low surface brightness, it is extremely difficult to observe visually. It lies at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth. Its fluorescence is due to excitation of the Hß line in the nebula by the nearby prodigiously energetic O7 star, Xi Persei (also known as Menkib. The California Nebula was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884. (Wiki).
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO	Constellation: Perseus.
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander.
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider	Type: Emission Nebula
Exposure Data: Two panel Ha Mosaic, eight hours per panel.	Position: R.A. 04h 03m 18s Dec +36° 25' 18"
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: October / November 2020
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory