AP#5 : IC 59 and 63
Name: The "Ghost of Cassiopea"
Constellation:Cassiopea
Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with Sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (gain 100 -20c)
Exposure time:16 Five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures.
Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html
Magnitude: 10.0 for both
Angular size: 10' for both
IC 59 and 63 are a reflection (IC 59) and emission (IC 63 - The Ghost) nebulae that are next to the bright star Gamma Cassiopeae. This star has the informal name of "Navi" because the Apollo 1 astronauts were to use it for a navigational aid. "Gus" Grissom named it Navi by spelling his middle name, Ivan, backwards. These two nebulae are part of the larger HII region SH2-185.
