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The California Nebula (Also known NGC 1499 or Sh2-220) 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.
Moro Rock is a granite dome rock formation in Sequoia National Park, California, United States. It is located in the center of the park, at the head of Moro Creek , between Giant Forest and Crescent Meadow .
The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [32] [33] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [34] [35] [36] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [37] Emission nebula: NGC 592
The oldest rocks in California date back 1.8 billion years to the Proterozoic and are found in the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, and Mojave Desert.The rocks of eastern California formed a shallow continental shelf, with massive deposition of limestone during the Paleozoic, and sediments from this time are common in the Sierra Nevada, Klamath Mountains and eastern Transverse ...
The number of nebulae was then greatly increased by the efforts of William Herschel and his sister, Caroline Herschel. Their Catalogue of One Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars [16] was published in 1786. A second catalog of a thousand was published in 1789, and the third and final catalog of 510 appeared in 1802.
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San Mateo Rocks visible in top left of this map of the western part of San Diego County, California (United States Geological Survey, 1919)San Mateo Rocks are uninhabited islands that lie approximately 0.5 mi (0.80 km) off the coast of California, [1] to the south of San Clemente, and just north of San Mateo Point, a minor headland that marks the border between Orange County and San Diego ...