Cassiopeia´s Ghost - IC 59, IC 63 & Gamma Cas
RA Center: 00h59m24s.20
DEC Center: +60°54′32″.0
Date: August 22., 23., 24. & 25. 2022
Location: Braunschweig / Germany (52°14’40.2“N - 10°30’20.8“E)
Telescope: Omegon Pro APO AP 104/650 ED Triplet
Recording camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Exposure time: 15h 25´
Frames:
Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance: 180 x 60″ (3h)
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 75 x 600″ (12h 30′)
Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, Skylum Luminar AI
At a distance of about 600 light-years, the two nebulae IC 59 and IC 63 dissolve under the influence of ionized ultraviolet radiation from the hot, actually blue-glowing star Gamma Cas. It is an irregularly variable star about 3 to 4 light-years distant from these nebulae in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
