The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63)

Last astro project of the year IC 63, The Ghost of Cassiopeia. It’s roughly 550 ly from Earth in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It gets its shape from the bright star Gamma Cassiopeia nearby pushing radiation and interstellar wind that creates a wave-like shape in this reflection nebula.

 

Learn More:

https://esahubble.org/news/heic1818/

 

Roughly ~27 hrs of integration time across all three filters.

Image Credit: NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Technical

Explore Scientific 127 FCD100 APO telescope

Explore Scientific .7x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener

MoonLite focuser

SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount

ZWO ASI1600 MM Pro camera

Chroma Ha, Oiii, and Sii filters