IC 59 and IC 63 in Cassiopeia
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