Reflection Nebula
The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 643)
Overview
Last astro project of the year IC 63, The Ghost of Cassiopeia. It’s roughly 550 ly from Earth in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It gets its shape from the bright star Gamma Cassiopeia nearby pushing radiation and interstellar wind that creates a wave-like shape in this reflection nebula.
Learn More:
https://esahubble.org/news/heic1818/
Roughly ~27 hrs of integration time across all three filters.
Star Map
Technical
Explore Scientific 127 FCD100 APO telescope
Explore Scientific .7x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener
MoonLite focuser
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount
ZWO ASI1600 MM Pro camera
Chroma Ha, Oiii, and Sii filters
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