IC63
and 59 - Nebulae
around Gamma Cassiopeia
IC63 and 59 - collectively known as Gamma Cas Nebula
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
Scope: AP110GTX + 0.8x TCC
Mount: AP Mach2 unguided
Exposures: 31 x 5 min
Image acquisition using TheSkyX
Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop
PixInsight Processing:
WBPP, CombineChannels, GradientCorrection,
ColourCalibration, BlurX, NoiseX, StarX. Starless and
Stars-ONLY
images separately stretched via SetiAstro Statistical Stretch and Star
Stretch respectively
Photoshop: Stars added over the starless image via Lighten blend mode.
Selective Colour and Contrast layers added. Some cleanup of star halos
etc. Save-for-Web
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(still only 1/3 the original size).
October 2025 Lucknow Ontario
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