Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 63
IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia, Derryk
IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia
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IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia

IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia, Derryk
IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia
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IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia

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Description

The Ghost of Cassiopeia is an emission/reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia located at a distance of about 550 light-years away.

Taken between October-November 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 4140 mins (69 hrs)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm RGB & Hα (5nm)

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon Hα: 187x900s

Astrodon R: 89x300s

Astrodon G: 88x300s

Astrodon B: 90x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia, Derryk