I didn’t know what to expect from this little planetary nebula in Cassiopeia until I processed the images. It almost has a smoky texture to it, it is listed with a magnitude of 13.2 making it a tough target for smaller scopes.
Tech Specs: This image is composed of 68 x 15 second images (17-minutes total) at ISO 3200 with 5 x 15 second dark frames and 5 x 1/4000 second bias frames. Equipment: Meade LX90 12” telescope and Canon 6D camera mounted on a Celestron CGEM-DX mount, unguided. Software: DeepSkyStacker, ImagesPlus, and Adobe Lightroom. Imaging was done on November 6, 2016. Location: Weatherly, Pennsylvania.