California Nebula Archives

California Nebula Imaged with Modified 450D

ByTrevor Jones November 25, 2014July 4, 2018 Camera

Canon Rebel Xsi – Recently Modified 450D I am proud to say that I am now the owner of a Modified 450D. My recent “self-modification“ has really helped bring out the colour of this Emission Nebula. If you are interested in modding your own Canon Xs or XSi, you can find the tutorial…

Unmodded DSLR Test – California Nebula

ByTrevor Jones November 9, 2012August 7, 2023 Camera, Nebulae

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The following photo of the California Nebula was captured using my DSLR camera before it was modified for astrophotography. NGC 1499 in Perseus is perhaps the best example of the difference removing the stock IR cut filter from your DSLR camera can make. For an emission nebula like this, an image with a stock camera…