IC59 & IC63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia in HaLRGB

Posted by CraigAndTammy
on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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 Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB; Astrodon 5nm Ha
Exposure: 12 x 20min.(Ha) binned 1x1; 12 x 10min.(L) binned 1x1; 12 x 5min. each (R, G, & B) binned 2x2
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 10, 12, 13, 2012
SQM reading (begin - end): N1:21.30 - clouds; N2:19.23 - 18.76; N3:18.87 - 19.25
Temperature (begin - end): N1:61.4ºF - 56.5ºF; N2:34.1ºF - 30.5ºF; N3:42.3ºF - 33.1ºF
Location: Nunnelly, TN, USA (Luminance) & Hendersonville, TN, USA (RGB & Ha)
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