Object: NGC 1499
Type: Bright Nebula
Distance: 7300 light yearsConstellation: Perseus
Date: 16 December 2006
Equipment: SXV-H9, Zeiss 135mm telephoto lens
Subframes: 16 x 180s 2x2 binned subframes in H alpha (unguided), 16 darks, 16 flats/flat darks, calibrated and stacked in AIP4Win.
False colour image below (from a crop of the above). Click on either for a bigger view.
Never sure about the popular name. I think it looks like a squid...
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