Edward Emerson Barnard discovered the California Nebula (NGC 1499), an emission nebula, in 1885 from Nashville, Tennessee using a 6-inch refractor telescope. NGC 1499 is approximately 100 light-years ...

The article identifies the California Nebula (NGC 1499) in southern Perseus as a primary observational target, noting its optimal viewing period when it reaches 45° altitude by 11 P.M. local daylight ...

The California Nebula is seen in its entirety in this image from NASA’s WISE mission, covering over 25 square degrees of sky. In this infrared view, the dust clouds underlying the nebula glimmer in ...

California has always been a little different from the rest of the US, but this is just ridiculous. Its outline is etched into the cosmic dust in the California Nebula, while Nevada has apparently ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 21: The Orionids peak, Comet Lemmon is closest to Earth, and Titan makes a transit With the sky clear of the ...