The Ghost Nebula
More formally known as IC 63, the Ghost nebula is a giant cloud of hydrogen gas and interstellar dust near the blue supergiant star gamma Cassiopeia - the middle star of the distinctive W asterism of the constellation. The intense radiation from gamma Cas is exciting the hydrogen gas, prompting the emission of red hydrogen alpha light, and is reflected as blue light from the dust.
This image is an integration of data shot with hydrogen alpha, red, green and blue filters with over 13 hours of Ha data and 4+ hours in each of R, G and B. The data was captured with a QHY163M CMOS camera and a William Optics FLT110 telescope. All processing of the data was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.
The Ghost Nebula
More formally known as IC 63, the Ghost nebula is a giant cloud of hydrogen gas and interstellar dust near the blue supergiant star gamma Cassiopeia - the middle star of the distinctive W asterism of the constellation. The intense radiation from gamma Cas is exciting the hydrogen gas, prompting the emission of red hydrogen alpha light, and is reflected as blue light from the dust.
This image is an integration of data shot with hydrogen alpha, red, green and blue filters with over 13 hours of Ha data and 4+ hours in each of R, G and B. The data was captured with a QHY163M CMOS camera and a William Optics FLT110 telescope. All processing of the data was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.