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The Ghost of Cassiopeia IC63, Mitchell
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About 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia lies IC 63, 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, which is slowly eroding away the ghostly cloud of dust and gas.  https://esahubble.org/news/heic1818/

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The Ghost of Cassiopeia IC63, Mitchell