Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 gam Cas  ·  28 ups02 Cas  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  NGC 225  ·  NGC 358  ·  NGC 381  ·  Sh2-185  ·  The star Navi (γCas)  ·  The star υ2Cas  ·  VdB4  ·  gamma Cas nebula
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IC59 and IC63 in Cassiopeia, Ha, Steven Christensen
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IC59 and IC63 in Cassiopeia, Ha, Steven Christensen
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Atik 460ex camera with 5nm Astrodon Ha filter. Canon 200mm L lens and f/2.8. Orion Atlas Pro mount with Orion 50mm guide scope and Lodestar X2 guide camera. 40 x 3min exposures = 2 hours. Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC. No darks, bias, or flat. Clouds and humidity were a problem. Shot from my front yard in Durham, NC.

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IC59 and IC63 in Cassiopeia, Ha, Steven Christensen