Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD5342  ·  HD5459  ·  HD5777  ·  HD5890  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  LBN 620  ·  LBN 622  ·  LBN 623  ·  LBN 625  ·  Sh2-185  ·  gamma Cas nebula
IC63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia, Alex Gorbachev
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IC63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia

IC63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia, Alex Gorbachev
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IC63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia

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These are some of the last images I acquired with the QSI690 camera in Oct-Nov, 2021.  These are IC59 and IC63 nebulae, nicely described in this Hubble article or this ESA article. The star that illuminates this structure, Gamma Cas, is very interesting - unstable and massive, throwing off huge amounts of energy and mass.

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IC63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia, Alex Gorbachev