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IC 63

Ghost of Cassiopeia

The earlier IC 63 processing run

TypeNebula ConstellationCassiopeia SeasonAutumn PaletteNarrowband + RGB Archive NoteOlder revision
Image Details

Capture summary

Catalog IC 63

Nebula in Cassiopeia

Exposure Ha, OIII, RGB

Narrowband + RGB

Filters Narrowband + RGB

Ha, OIII, RGB

Frame 2020

Autumn target / wide composition

Exposure Breakdown Ha, OIII, RGB

Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.

Same target, different years.

Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.

The 2020 IC 63 frame, kept as an older revision beside the newer Ghost of Cassiopeia image.

This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.

Target Planner

Nebula in Cassiopeia; best planned for September through November from New Jersey.

Best season September through November

Autumn is a strong window for Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and late Cygnus fields.

Good from NJ Late summer through autumn evenings

Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.

Object type Nebula

Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.

Constellation Cassiopeia

IC 63 is listed here in Cassiopeia.

Moon tolerance Narrowband can tolerate some moonlight.

Current frame: Narrowband + RGB / Ha, OIII, RGB.

Planning from Sewell, NJ

Calculating target altitude and moon context.

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Planning site Sewell, NJ 39.7700, -75.1400
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Target transit chart Compact altitude curve for this target over a full day. Target ...

Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.

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Next upper transit.

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Approximate horizon crossing.

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Moon phase and altitude.