ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY BY  JON TALBOT



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IC 63 + IC59


About this Object
Energized by the bright Magnitude 2.1 Star Gamma Cassieopeia, the emission nebula IC 63 is seen pointing  towards  the direction
its ionizing radiation is coming from.  Directly North of Gamma Cassiopeia is IC 59 a mixed emission and reflection nebula.  The stellar wind
from Gamma Cassiopeia is eroding away the hydrogen  gas which makes up this nebula complex


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