Observation by Alun Halsey: IC 63 (Ghost of Cassiopeia)

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Oct 10 - 01:48

Uploaded

2026 Oct 14 - 10:31

Objects

IC63

Equipment

Evostar 72ED f/7 refractor
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) one shot colour
Altair Dual band filter (Ha-OIII)
Svbony 102mm f/7 refractor with Altair 662M guide camera
Ioptron CEM60

Exposure

1st night 42 subframes @ 120 second each (84 minutes), 2nd night 24 sub frames @ 300 seconds each (120 minutes)

Location

Reading Berkshire Uk

Target name

IC 63

Title

IC 63 (Ghost of Cassiopeia)

About this image

Imaged over two nights, the first night (10th Oct) collected 42 subs @ 120 seconds each and on second night (13th Oct) 24 subframes @ 300 seconds each to give total exposure time of three hours twenty four minutes. Sharpcap Pro using Livestack routine for capture, both images combined in StackingWizard, processed in AstroWizard using Hubble Palette (Ha, OIII, OIII).

Files associated with this observation

Ghost in Cassiopeia iii hours ii .jpg (1.8 MB)

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