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IC63 Wide, Dan Kusz
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IC63 Wide

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IC63 Wide

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IC63, the Ghost of Cassiopeia needs no introduction. I decided on taking a wide field image to show the full extent of the hydrogen alpha in the area. I was very pleased with the level of detail I was able to pull out from the faint extent of the Ha towards the right of the frame. I like the flow of the Ha from left to right arcing away from the star Navi. I took 10 hours of OIII despite very little data just to get some contrast and shadow like effect on the bright areas of IC63 and IC59. It's a common target for this time of the year, but I'm hoping to offer a different look with the framing and wide extent of Ha. 

Thanks for looking!
CS
Dan.

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IC63 Wide, Dan Kusz