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 Cambridge , the California Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 17:31, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:26, 28° 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 Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.