Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 Cas)  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  The star Navi (γ Cas
SH 2-185, VoidPointer
SH 2-185
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SH 2-185

SH 2-185, VoidPointer
SH 2-185
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SH 2-185

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Description

SH 2-185 also known as Cassiopeia's Ghost is comprised of the emssion nebula IC 63 and reflection nebula IC 59 which is illuminated by the star Gamma-Cassiopeia which is only 3-4 light years away from the nebula and has a mass estimated around 19 times that of our sun.

Integration was done from 50 frames at 300 sec exposure each. Nebulae and starfield were processed separately by removing stars with StarNet and adding them back in for the final image.

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