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Alta California

    • Alta California

    Drifting through the Orion Arm of the Milky Way is the California Nebula, a cloud of hydrogen and sulfur gases, with a whispy blue veil of oxygen. More than 100 light-years long, this "California shaped" mass is not far from the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Perseus. I composed the image in a portrait orientation, with the cloud rising across the frame to emphasize the movement of the nebular folds.
     
    21.1 hours total exposure of ionized hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur emissions

    Each print is signed and numbered. Typical editions are 25 prints totaled over all sizes.

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