My Astrophotography – IC 63

IC 63 (Ghost of Cassiopeia)

• IC 63, also known as the Ghost of Cassiopeia, is a mixed emission and reflection nebula located approximately 580 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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• IC 63 is sometimes dubbed the Ghost Nebula, or the ghost of Cassiopeia.
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• It glows under the heavy ultraviolet bombardment of a nearby hot, luminous blue giant variable star named 27 Gamma Cassiopeiae (Navi) – see annotated.
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• ESA/Huble says Ultraviolet radiation from Gamma Cassiopeiae bombards the hydrogen gas, making it glow while slowly destroying the nebula. 
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• Object Name
  IC 63

• Object Type
  Emission & Reflection nebula

• Constellation
  Cassiopeia

• Magnitude
  +10.0

• Distance
  580 light-years

• Annotated

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessories:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

2″ Optolong L-eNhance

• Date:
  Tuesday 25th August 2026
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• Time:
  22:00 / 10pm (BST)4

• Moonlit:
  Waning Crescent 13 days old
  Magnitude: -12.4
  Moonlit: 94%

• Total:
  180‘s x 15 subs = 45 minutes

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IC 63

Ghost of Cassiopeia / Ghost Nebula / Sh2-185

Emission & Reflection Nebula

+10.0

580 light years / 2 light years across

Cas (Cassiopeia (The Queen)

00h 59m 50s

+60° 49′ 01″

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