The low powers and wide fields offered by these instruments capture the entire object, making it more visible against the background sky. Do note that light pollution will brighten the sky background ...

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 ...

NGC 1499, known as the "California Nebula" due to its resemblance to the shape of California, is a luminous nebula emitting light in various wavelengths. It stretches about 100 light-years (1 ...

Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo ...

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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 ...