Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  The star Navi (γCas)
Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158, Kirk
Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158
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Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158

Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158, Kirk
Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158
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Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158

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Description

Object: Cas Gamma Nebula (IC63, IC59, SH2-158, LBN 623, CED 4B) in Hydrogen Alpha (HA) -The ghosts of Cassiopeia or Ghosts Nebula. This weak emission nebula is being ionized by the eruptive, variable, double star gamma-Cassiopeia. Distance from earth is about 600 light years.

I hope to add SII and OIII data when the clouds permit.

Acquisition Date: October 24, 2017

Location: Western Massachusetts

Camera: SBIG STF8300M @ -15°C

Telescope: Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX-III @f/5

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100

Guide scope: Off Axis Guiding

Guide Camera: Starlight Express Lodestar 2

Filters:

-HA 10 x 30 min. (300 min.)

Total Exposure: 300min. (6hr)

Limiting Magnitude: 5.1

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-Captured with Sequence Generator Pro

-Processed in Pixinsight 1.8 and Photoshop CS5

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Cas Gamma Nebula IC63, IC59, SH2-158, Kirk