IC59 & IC63 (Sh2-185) are a pair of emission and reflection nebulae that lie approximately 600 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. IC69 (below and right of center) is sometimes called the "Ghost of Cassiopeia." The very bright star, Gamma Cassiopeia, illuminates these great clouds of gas and dust.

Telescope: Stellarvue Raptor SVR105 @ f/7
Accessories: Stellarvue SFF7-21 flattener; Dew control by Dew Buster; Alnitak Flat-Man
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2
Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C
Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Hydrogen-alpha
Exposure: 12 x 20min. binned 1x1
Acquisition: ImagesPlus Camera Control v4.3
Processing: Calibration, DDP in Images Plus v5; Registration in Registar
Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5; Adobe Photoshop CS5
Date(s): November 13, 2012
SQM reading (begin - end): 18.87 - 19.25
Temperature (begin - end): 42.3ºF - 33.1ºF
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA