IC63 Widefield

[Carole]

Took this on Summer solstice over two nights (must be mad!!!) there are few targets left I can do from home. 

Wanted to get a widefield of it to reveal the sweep of Ha below the main feature:

Atik460EX and Samyang Lens 135mm @ F2.8 on HEQ5
Ha 18 x 600
Red 4 x 200 binned
Green 4 x 200 binned
Blue 6 x 150 binned

Total imaging time -  Almost 4 hours

[Roberto]

This is great!  This is a difficult target with Gamma Cas being so bright; I always get reflections no matter where I place it.  Well done indeed!

Roberto

[Carole]

Thanks Roberto

[Hugh]

As a non-imager quite like this as the star seems to be illuminating the nebula ~ alternatively, the nebula looks like some sort of serpent about to eat the star!

Gosh, Pareidolia strikes again! I have an imaginative mind!!

- Hugh

[Carole]

It certainly is illuminating the nebula and quite difficult to control when imaging. 

Normally people take a close up of this so the serpent is not obvious.  Pareidolia plays a big role in naming these objects (though sometimes l can't see how the inage got it's name). This one is often called the Ghost of Cassiopeia.

Carole

[ApophisAstros]

great,
Roger