IC 59

The IC 59 nebula is a faint emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, located near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeia (~550 light-years away). It exhibits a combination of red (ionized hydrogen gas emission) and blue (reflected starlight from dust) glows. IC 59 is slightly farther from Gamma Cassiopeia than its companion nebula, IC 63, resulting in weaker hydrogen emission and more reflection. It highlights how ultraviolet radiation from massive stars shapes nearby gas and dust clouds.

 

Equipments:

 

Imaging Telescope

 

Celestron EdgeHD 11"

 

Imaging Camera

 

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

 

Mount

 

Sky-Watcher CQ350

 

Filters

 

Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm · Antlia Luminance 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm

 

Accessories

 

Celestron 0.7X Reducer EdgeHD1100 (94241) · Primaluce Lab ARCO 2" rotator · Primaluce Lab ESATTO 2" LP low profile robotic focuser

 

Software

 

Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto ,PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

 

 

Acquisition details

 

Dates:

Sept. 27 - 28, 2024

Sept. 30, 2024

Frames:

Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 77×300″(6h 25′)

Antlia Luminance 36 mm: 50×300″(4h 10′)

Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 30×300″(2h 30′)

Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 30×300″(2h 30′)

Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 30×300″(2h 30′)

Integration:

18h 5′

Avg. Moon age:

25.97 days

Avg. Moon phase:

14.75%

Done