From IC63 to Sh2-187 in Cassiopeia

[gorann]

This turned out to be a slightly odd composition and framing. Not my finest. I had hoped for more spectacular dark nebulosity in the center of the image. This is a two panel RASA image with some particularly uninteresting sky cropped away at the top (sorry all of you living in those worlds). I also added a bit of old refractor data I had on IC63 (The Ghost in Cassiopeia) and Sh2-187 to sharpen them a bit. It may be worth pointing out that Sh2-187 appears to be part of a rather interestingly looking ring-like structure of dark nebulosity seen to the right of the image.

Facts: RASA 8 on an iOptron CEM70 with and ASI2600MC camera (gain 100, -20°C). No filters. 96 x 4 min exposures, so 6.4 hours.

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by gorann

[MartinB]

Well the dark nebulosity might not be spectacular but it is still impressive especially within a glorious star field.  

[gorann]

19 hours ago, MartinB said:

Well the dark nebulosity might not be spectacular but it is still impressive especially within a glorious star field.  

Thanks a lot Martin!

[gorann]

Rained in so worked a bit on the image to make it a bit more contrasty and interesting

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by gorann

[AstroNtinos]

It doesn't have a lot of details but still...this image is great.

[gorann]

2 hours ago, AstroNtinos said:

It doesn't have a lot of details but still...this image is great.

Thanks, much appreciated!

[peter shah]

Its beautifully processed Goran......Stunning colour and very deep. Its nice to see it framed in a way you don't normally see

[gorann]

56 minutes ago, peter shah said:

Its beautifully processed Goran......Stunning colour and very deep. Its nice to see it framed in a way you don't normally see

Thanks for the positive words Peter! Yes, it is framed a bit differently to say it gently - I hoped to be lucky in that the RASA could make something pop out of that dim dark nebulosity centrally that I though I saw on Aladin Sky Atlas. Still, it did find something😉

[peter shah]

17 minutes ago, gorann said:

 Still, it did find something😉

That's awesome!