Index Catalog 59 and 63 are very faint Emission and Reflection Nebula near the star Gamma (g) Cassiopeia. IC63 being the M shaped filament near the top center of the photo.

Although beautiful in photographs, I found both nebula impossible to observe visually.

  • Type: Emission/Reflection Nebula
  • Exposure Length: 2hrs 15Min [(R=3x15Min) (B=3x15Min) (G=3x15Min)]
  • Binned: 1x1
  • Focal Length: 530mm @ f/3.3
  • Filters: Hutech Type 3 RGB
  • Camera: SBIG ST2000XM CCD
  • Chip Temperature: -24
  • Guiding: Self Guided
  • Guiding Error: <.5 pixels
  • Instrument: Takahashi Epsilon 160 Hyperbolic Astrograph
  • Date: 22AU03

Additional Photographic Notes: This is one of the most difficult objects I ever photographed. It's so faint, it's hard to record data even with a CCD camera. This was my 4th attempt at this object this summer. I was clouded out during 3 previous attempts.

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