Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  The star Navi (γCas)
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IC63, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
IC63
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IC63, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
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Description

IC 63 is in the constellation of Cassiopeia, a stunning and slightly eerie nebula. Also known as the ghost of Cassiopeia, IC 63 is being shaped by radiation from a nearby unpredictably variable star, Gamma Cassiopeiae

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

Red 127 x 180s

Green 110 x 180s

Blue 120 x 180s

Ha 152 x 600s

43 hours 11 mins in total.

Equipment used:

Telescope: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -10C

Image Scale: 2.08

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik Red,Green,Blue,Ha

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

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IC63, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)