The California Nebula is an emission area located in constellation Perseus at distance of about 1000 light-years. It appears to resemble the outlines of the State of California on long exposure photographs, like this one.
The nebula has a very low surface brightness and it's very difficult to observe visually. The image spans around five degrees horizontally. The Wikipedia article states that the angular size is about 2,5 degrees (five full Moons side by side) but as can be seen in this image, the actual size, with a dim outer part, is much large.
This target was shot on January 23, 2020, with exposure time of 12 hours.
The Unlockable Content includes a special series museum quality acrylic/aluminum print 60 x 60 cm signed by J-P Metsävainio.
Stellar Collection features 12 unique deep space photographs by J-P Metsävainio, a professional visual artist with a committed passion to reveal the hidden beauty of our universe. J-P is internationally known as a celebrity astrophotographer and author of a 12-year project to capture the deepest-ever panoramic view of the Milky Way.
J-P also recently co-authored the book 'Cosmic Clouds in 3D' with Brian May of Queen. As he puts it, "Revealing the hidden beauty of our universe is my passion. I stand in rapt adoration before all that I see. When art meets science, the results can be quite mind-blowing."
J-P's Stellar Collection features NFTs that have been selected and awarded by NASA, National Geographic and even the Vatican Observatory – and some previously unseen works!
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NGC 1499, the California Nebula
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NGC 1499, the California Nebula
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The California Nebula is an emission area located in constellation Perseus at distance of about 1000 light-years. It appears to resemble the outlines of the State of California on long exposure photographs, like this one.
The nebula has a very low surface brightness and it's very difficult to observe visually. The image spans around five degrees horizontally. The Wikipedia article states that the angular size is about 2,5 degrees (five full Moons side by side) but as can be seen in this image, the actual size, with a dim outer part, is much large.
This target was shot on January 23, 2020, with exposure time of 12 hours.
The Unlockable Content includes a special series museum quality acrylic/aluminum print 60 x 60 cm signed by J-P Metsävainio.
Stellar Collection features 12 unique deep space photographs by J-P Metsävainio, a professional visual artist with a committed passion to reveal the hidden beauty of our universe. J-P is internationally known as a celebrity astrophotographer and author of a 12-year project to capture the deepest-ever panoramic view of the Milky Way.
J-P also recently co-authored the book 'Cosmic Clouds in 3D' with Brian May of Queen. As he puts it, "Revealing the hidden beauty of our universe is my passion. I stand in rapt adoration before all that I see. When art meets science, the results can be quite mind-blowing."
J-P's Stellar Collection features NFTs that have been selected and awarded by NASA, National Geographic and even the Vatican Observatory – and some previously unseen works!
Each NFT consists of the original astrophotograph and a gallery-quality acrylic/aluminum print personally signed by the artist available as Unlockable Content.