California Nebula
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california-nebula-314-15169335
title:
California Nebula
text:
The California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of the US State of California in long exposure photographs. It is almost 2.5° long on the sky and, because of its very low surface brightness, it is extremely difficult to observe visually. It can be observed with a Hα filter or Hβ filter in a rich-field telescope under dark skies. It lies at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth. Its fluorescence is due
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wiki
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description:
Emission nebula in the constellation Perseus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Nebula
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-26T01:33:41Z
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image:
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13
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