The California Nebula (Emission)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , California Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:39 (PDT) – 8 hours and 31 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 58° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:46.
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Name
California Nebula
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Object Type
Emission
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Other Names
NGC 1499
Position
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 5.00 (B)[1] |
| Right ascension: | 04h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +36°22' [1] |
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