IC63 Ghost of Cassiopeia - telescope processed image with Moon and Skylight Filter. The Ghost of Cassiopeia is a faint, ethereal emission and reflection nebula being slowly eroded by intense radiation from the nearby, brilliant star Gamma Cassiopeiae.

IC63 Ghost of Cassiopeia - unprocessed image with Moon and Skylight Filter. It's nicknamed the Ghost Nebula because a nearby brilliant star, Gamma Cassiopeiae, is eroding and destroying the cloud of gas and dust.

Not sure why writing it this way but it is in my head…

Hey babe. The most recent image of #IC63 #GhostofCassiopeia just dropped.

I apologize for my immaturity on the subject. Image taken with Moon and Skylight Filter. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 63 Ghost of Cassiopeia - telescope processed image. A faint emission/reflection nebula 👻 in Cassiopeia, slowly being eroded by intense radiation from the nearby bright, blue star Gamma Cassiopeiae.

IC 63 Ghost of Cassiopeia - unprocessed image. The Ghost is slowly disappearing. Its gas and dust are being eroded by the intense UV radiation from the nearby, super-bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae.

This was a 40 minute stacked image of #IC63 #GhostofCassiopeia. Wonder what would come out of if I left it a couple of hours? #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur