Ghost of Cassiopeia IC 63
This deep sky target is composed of emission & reflection nebulae. The reddish colour is ionised Hydrogen gas while the Greyish/ Bluish tints are reflecting gases. The bright star in the upper top is called “Navi” or Gamma Cassiopeia, this sub giant B variable Blue star is 19 times larger than our sun and 65,000 times brighter. Gear setup: TS 140 @f/6.5, iOptron GEM45, ZWO OAG-L, ZWO 174MM, ZWO 2600MC @0. Light subs Optolong Ultimate 2” 31 x 300, Hutech IDAS NBZ 2” 66x 309, Antlia RGB Tri-band Ultra 2” 55x 300. Total exposure 12.5 hours captured by NINA, PHD2, Stacked in APP and processed in PI & PS. Imaged from Bortle sky class 4.
Ghost of Cassiopeia IC 63
This deep sky target is composed of emission & reflection nebulae. The reddish colour is ionised Hydrogen gas while the Greyish/ Bluish tints are reflecting gases. The bright star in the upper top is called “Navi” or Gamma Cassiopeia, this sub giant B variable Blue star is 19 times larger than our sun and 65,000 times brighter. Gear setup: TS 140 @f/6.5, iOptron GEM45, ZWO OAG-L, ZWO 174MM, ZWO 2600MC @0. Light subs Optolong Ultimate 2” 31 x 300, Hutech IDAS NBZ 2” 66x 309, Antlia RGB Tri-band Ultra 2” 55x 300. Total exposure 12.5 hours captured by NINA, PHD2, Stacked in APP and processed in PI & PS. Imaged from Bortle sky class 4.