Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 Cas)  ·  27 gam Cas  ·  HD5342  ·  HD5747  ·  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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Ghost of Cassiopeia, Jared Bowens
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Ghost of Cassiopeia

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Ghost of Cassiopeia

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The  Ghost of Cassiopeia. About 550 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia also known as IC 63, a stunning eerie being shaped by radiation from a nearby unpredictably variable star, Gamma Cassiopeia, which is slowly eroding away the ghostly cloud of dust and gas.

This was 4 nights after of letting the scope guide till the bright star Gamma was at its peak (meridian) October 17-2023 was the last night.

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Ghost of Cassiopeia, Jared Bowens