Near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae lies a couple of nebulas with irregular shape, named IC59 and IC63. The two nebulas are surely connected to the star. Both the objects are a mix of emission and reflection nebulas.

Camera : Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 with Astronomik 13nm Ha filter


Telescope : Takahashi FS-102 at F/6 with focal reducer on a GM2000-FS2


Guiding : ST4 on a Vixen 80/910mm.


Exposure : 9x600sec. unbinned


Processing : MaxIm (align, combine, stretching) - Photoshop (final enhancing)


Location : Champorcher (Val d'Aosta) - 1800 mt. height


Date : October 25, 2003

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