Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 Cas)  ·  27 gam Cas  ·  HD5342  ·  HD5408  ·  HD5459  ·  HD5747  ·  HD5797  ·  HD5890  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  LBN 620  ·  LBN 622  ·  LBN 623  ·  LBN 625  ·  Sh2-185  ·  The star Navi (γ Cas  ·  gamma Cas nebula
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LBN622 in Narrowband, James
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LBN622 in Narrowband

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Capture using dual narrowband optolong L-eXtreme filter in moonless skies.

 The overall emission complex consisting of IC 59, IC63, and surrounding nebulosity is known as Sharpless 185  and as LBN 622. The very bright star is commonly known as Navi or Gamma Cas. Navi also illuminates some of the immediately surrounding interstellar material and has a designation in the van den Bergh  catalog of vdB 5. in the opposite corner of the image is the open cluster NGC 381 and is also known as Collinder 10 [Ref: jthommes.com]

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LBN622 in Narrowband, James