NGC 1499 CALIFORNIA HYBRID NEBULA + Mirko Tondinelli + L-Ultimate, L-Synergy, L-QEF

NGC 1499 CALIFORNIA HYBRID NEBULA

Credit: Mirko Tondinelli

Filters: Optolong L-Ultimate, Optolong L-Synergy, Optolong L-QEF

 

 

NGC 1499 CALIFORNIA HYBRID NEBULA

Hello everyone, as the title says, today I'm going to show you the beautiful California Nebula, known as the Hybrid...

Premise: Photo taken with 300" Light using Optolong L-ULTIMATE and L-SYNERGY dual-band filters and L-QEF for the stars.

I named it HYBRID because during post-production I did not perform either a classic HOO or an SHO... I wanted to try a combination of the two master lights without breaking down the channels. I created this composition with the Pixinsight script “Combine Image” where, once the two masters (starless version) are loaded, you can play with the percentages of predominance of one or the other Master. In my case, I wanted to give a higher percentage to the Synergi Master in order to bring out the magnificent ripples of the Sulphur channel, also highlighting the Oxygen III channel while maintaining the power of all the hydrogen captured with the Ultimate filter. Well, this is the result I am showing you.

The California Nebula (also known as NGC 1499 or Sh2-220) is a vast, faint emission nebula located in the northern constellation of Perseus.
Its name derives from its resemblance, in long-exposure photographs, to the outline of the American state of California overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

 

 

 

 

SHOOTING DETAILS:

TS 90 OWL with 0.8x reducer
Omegon 571vTec
Eq6 mod Rowan
Optolong L-Ultimate, L-Synery and L-Qef filters

Light L-Ultimate 168x300"
Light L-Synergy 192x300"
Light L-Qef (Stars) 60x180"

Total 33 hours

Hope you like it.