• IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia
    • IC 59 in Cassiopeia
    Annotated image
  • IC 59 and IC 63 are the Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebulae.
  • They are part emission and part reflection nebulae
  • powered by the bright star 27 γ Cassiopeia.
  • IC 63 is called the Ghost of Cassiopeia.
  • Hover over the image for an annotated view.
  • Date:  7 and 10 August 2024
  • FOV:  approximately 105' × 70'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 flattener
  • (738.18mm, nominally 714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC pro cooled to -10°C
  • Pixel size:  4.78 μm
  • Resolution:  1.336 arcsec/pixel
  • Frames:7 August 202451 × 240 seconds × 100 gain,
  • 10 August 202451 × 240 seconds × 100 gain
  • Filter:  Optolong UV-IR cut filter 7 August 2024,
  • Optolong L-eNhance filter 10 August 2024
  • Stacking:  fifty-one 240 second frames using Pixinsight
  • Total Time:  6 hours 48 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
  • StarXT → Starless and Stars, Sat Stars,
  • GHS and HDRMST9ph Starless,
  • PixelMath screenblend Stars and Starless,
  • DynCrop/Scale
  • Location:  Stony Creek Boat Launch near Henderson, NY on 7 August 2024 and
  • Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY on 10 August 2024