# Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 59 and IC 63)

IC 59 and IC 63, the Ghosts of Cassiopeia, are emission and reflection nebulae shaped and illuminated by Gamma Cassiopeiae. Captured over 9–12 October 2026 from 212 three-minute exposures, for 10.6 hours of total integration.

- **Category:** Deep sky
- **Object:** IC 63 (Ghost of Cassiopeia, IC 59)
- **Position:** RA 14.7557 deg, Dec 60.8883 deg (ICRS J2000)
- **Equipment:** Altair 60 ED Quartet 300mm · Altair 585C · Juwei 14 Harmonic Equatorial Mount · Altair 50mm guidescope and Altair 462M2 · Voyager · PixInsight – Photoshop
- **Published:** 2026-10-15
- **Photographed:** 2026-10-09

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