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IC 63, Gamma Cass Nebula

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


IC 63, Gamma Cass Nebula, 8-Sep-2017

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 8 @ 15m0s Ha 1x1, 2 @ 10m0s Ha 1x1, 10 each @ 2m0s RGB 2x2
Total Exposure: 3h20m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 550 ly
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