NGC 1499 "California Nebula"

  • Canon FD 200mm f2.8 Lens plus a Canon 2x converter
  • Hypered Tech Pan 2415, 90 minutes, Kenko R64 filter
  • AP400GTO Mount, SBIG ST4 Autoguider
  • Fayetteville, GA. 20 December 2003
  • Scanner SS4000, PhotoShop CS
  • This image was done as a test to determine whether shooting with the Canon 2x converter was a reasonable option. This is about 1/4 of a full 35mm frame. It appears the 2x converter shows some slight lens aberations that were not present in the lens alone.