Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 gam Cas  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  Sh2-185  ·  The star Navi (γCas)  ·  gamma Cas nebula
IC 63 & IC 59, Kurt Zeppetello
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IC 63 & IC 59, Kurt Zeppetello
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More from the Cassiopeia region. I have been wanting to capture this stunning object since seeing a few images of this lately. I was not sure of how best to image this, i.e. use a filter and what kind. I checked what others did but it seemed there was no best way, so I decided to not use any. It was a clear night and I have relatively dark skies directly above me.

IC59 & IC63 are emission and reflection nebulae that lie approximately 600 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. IC63 (the red nebula in my image) is sometimes called the "Ghost of Cassiopeia." The very bright star in the image, Navi (Gamma Cassiopeia), illuminates the clouds of gas and dust (source: Astronomy).

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