Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  27 Cas)  ·  IC 59  ·  IC 63  ·  The star Navi (γ Cas
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IC 59/63 - Gamma Cassiopeia Nebulas, BrianH
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IC 59/63 - Gamma Cassiopeia Nebulas

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IC 59/63 - Gamma Cassiopeia Nebulas

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The German astronomer Max Wolf discovered the two Nebulas IC-59 and IC-63 on December 30, 1893. These nebulas are about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. The very hot and bright star γ Cassiopeiae--which is only about 3-4 light-years away--causes these nebulas to glow red from ionized hydrogen gas.

Gamma Cassiopeiae is the bright star in this image. This star at the center of the "W" asterism in the constellation Casiopeia.  Gamma Cassiopeiae is an eruptive variable star with an apparent magnitude that irregularly changes between +1.6 and +3.0.

This data was capture by me from my home and my friend Gergő B while on vacation in New Meadows, Idaho. We did this over two nights under an almost full moon.

https://deepskycorner.ch/ic59/ic59.en.php#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Cassiopeiae

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