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Gamma Cassiopeiae, IC63, IC59, Bob McInteer
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Gamma Cassiopeiae, IC63, IC59

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Gamma Cassiopeiae, IC63, IC59, Bob McInteer
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Gamma Cassiopeiae, IC63, IC59

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I pretty much stumbled upon this when was taking images of bright stars I could grab from my limited-view backyard. Sky Safari Pro listed a couple of nebulae close to Navi, the informal name for Gamma Cassiopeiae, so I did a longer preview image and thought it looked hopeful. It wasn't until I rendered an all-night stack of images that I saw that IC63 and 59 run together and create something that looks to me like a dragon turning to look back at the star.

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Gamma Cassiopeiae, IC63, IC59, Bob McInteer