The California Nebula (NGC1499)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the California Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:38, 23° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The California Nebula (NGC1499)
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Object type
Nebula
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.