C 59 and IC 63 are faint reflection and emission nebula located in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. They are challenging objects to spot with telescopes for a number of reasons. Both nebulae are faint at apparent mag. +10, they have extremely low surface brightness and surround bright variable star gamma Cas (γ Cas). This remarkable star is partly unstable and is known as a “shell star”. It currently shines at mag. +2.15, making it the brightest star in Cassiopeia.
IC 59 and IC 63 are 610 light-years distant. From our perspective, IC 59 is located on the northern side of gamma Cas and IC 63 to the northeast. Spatially the nebulae are roughly 3 light-years from gamma Cas, although IC 63 is slightly closer to the star. As a result, it’s appears mostly red due to a dominance of H-alpha emission, whereas IC 59 exhibits much less H-alpha emission and appears mostly blue due to dust reflected starlight.
IC 59 and IC 63 Gamma Cassiopeia Nebula
C 59 and IC 63 are faint reflection and emission nebula located in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. They are challenging objects to spot with telescopes for a number of reasons. Both nebulae are faint at apparent mag. +10, they have extremely low surface brightness and surround bright variable star gamma Cas (γ Cas). This remarkable star is partly unstable and is known as a “shell star”. It currently shines at mag. +2.15, making it the brightest star in Cassiopeia.
IC 59 and IC 63 are 610 light-years distant. From our perspective, IC 59 is located on the northern side of gamma Cas and IC 63 to the northeast. Spatially the nebulae are roughly 3 light-years from gamma Cas, although IC 63 is slightly closer to the star. As a result, it’s appears mostly red due to a dominance of H-alpha emission, whereas IC 59 exhibits much less H-alpha emission and appears mostly blue due to dust reflected starlight.
Photo with APO 107mm refractor telescope and Atik 360EX monochrome CCD camera with Ha and RGB filters. Exposure was a total of 98 min in Stuvsta at two nights in November 2019.
IC 59 and IC 63 Gamma Cassiopeia Nebula
C 59 and IC 63 are faint reflection and emission nebula located in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. They are challenging objects to spot with telescopes for a number of reasons. Both nebulae are faint at apparent mag. +10, they have extremely low surface brightness and surround bright variable star gamma Cas (γ Cas). This remarkable star is partly unstable and is known as a “shell star”. It currently shines at mag. +2.15, making it the brightest star in Cassiopeia.
IC 59 and IC 63 are 610 light-years distant. From our perspective, IC 59 is located on the northern side of gamma Cas and IC 63 to the northeast. Spatially the nebulae are roughly 3 light-years from gamma Cas, although IC 63 is slightly closer to the star. As a result, it’s appears mostly red due to a dominance of H-alpha emission, whereas IC 59 exhibits much less H-alpha emission and appears mostly blue due to dust reflected starlight.
Photographed with APO 107mm refractor and ASI 2600MC color camera in Stuvsta, November 2021. Exposure was 30*4min with narrowband filter L-extreme.
IC 63 and IC 59, Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula
IC 63 and IC 59, Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula, photographed with RC 8″ reflector telescope and ASI 2600 MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, February 2024. Exposure time was 40*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter.
IC 63 and IC 59, Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula
IC 63 and IC 59, Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula, photographed with RC 8″ reflector telescope and ASI 2600 MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, February 2024. Exposure time was 40*3 min with IDAS LPS P3 light pollution filter.
