IC 63 + IC59
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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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