Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  NGC 381  ·  The star Navi (γCas)  ·  The star υ1Cas  ·  The star υ2Cas  ·  gamma Cas nebula
ic63 HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy
ic63 HST
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ic63 HST

ic63 HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy
ic63 HST
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ic63 HST

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 12, 2016
Frames:
28×1800(14h)
Integration:
14h
Avg. Moon age:
10.22 days
Avg. Moon phase:
78.36%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1489605

RA center: 01h02m13s.4

DEC center: +60°1658

Pixel scale: 2.801 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 358.060 degrees

Field radius: 2.198 degrees

Resolution: 3996x3996

File size: 6.2 MB

Locations: Whirley Observatory, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Description

IC63 - gamma Cass neb. Tried to go deep with 30min subs but the stars kept getting in the way! Had to sacrifice star fidelity (by shrinking them) in order to pull out the faintest parts of the nebula. However, some interesting features show up when this is done - some circular Ha features bottom-left and a few other small reflection nebs.

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ic63 HST, 



    
        

            Chris Heapy