IC 59, IC 63 (Sh2-185), VdB 5 in Cassiopeia

 
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2017
IC 59 and IC 63 are two comet shaped nebulae near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae (γ Cas, γ Cassiopeiae), which is the energy source of their illumination. Being closer to the star, IC 63 shows more brightening of its front edge and stronger H-II emission. IC 59 is situated further away from the star and has lower level of HII emission, which makes its reflection component to appear more prominent. VdB 5 is the blue reflection nebula surrounding the star Navi (γ Cas, see mouseover). The proximiy of the 2.15 mag. star makes the imaging of the nebula tricky.

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 00:57:26 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +61:07:07 (deg:m:s)
Size 1.8 x 1.21 (deg)
Pixel scale: 2.99 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is 267 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera: SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters: Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times: 13,14 Jul. 2012
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:6x10min., R:4x10 min, G:4x10 min, B:4x10 min, Ha:4x15 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 240 min (4h).
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
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