The Ghost of Cassiopeia

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The Ghost of Cassiopeia, also know as IC 59 and IC 63. I captured this image in September from the back yard. IC 59 is the upper right point, which is a reflection nebula, and IC 63 is the brighter emission nebula in the middle. This group of nebulae reside 10,500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. I included a starless versions which really highlights the detail in the nebula.

Technical info below:

-Astro-Tech AT130EDT 130mm f/7 telescope with a 0.8x reducer, making it a 728mm focal length, f/5.6 scope.
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Extreme dual narrowband filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Qureduc4C mini PC running Windows

Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software

-384 x 180sec subexposures
-calibrated with 20 each darks, flats, and dark flats
-Total integration time of 19hrs 12min

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IC 59 Ghost of Cassiopeia HOO 384 frames 19hrs 12min Crop.jpg


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starlessHOO Crop.jpg
 
Very pretty. What gas or dust is this color and why? Do you know? :p
 
Wonderful images.
 
Gorgeous work! Love these colors, too. I think the image showing the stars is my preference this time, though each is so powerful it doesn't matter much. ❤️
 
That's incredible! I've always been interested in astrophotography but more so with traditional photo equipment incorporated into landscapes. That said, I have looked at telescopes but don't really know where to start. Any pointers?
 

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