This is the field near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae, or Navi, at left, with the reflection nebulas IC 63 (bottom) and IC 59, aka the Ghost of Cas

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This is the field near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae, or Navi, at left, with the reflection nebulas IC 63 (bottom) and IC 59, aka the Ghost of Cassiopeia, above the bright star. At lower right is the star cluster NGC 129, while at top centre is a loose cluster NGC 225, aka the Sailboat Cluster. It has a small patch of reflection nebulosity near it identified as van denBurgh 4 in the Tri-Atlas. It was not marked on other atlases. Many orange giant stars pervade the area. The field of view is ° by °. This is a stack of 10 x 6-minute exposures with the Astro-Tech 90CFT refractor with the Reducer for and the filter-modified Canon R at ISO 800. On the Astro-Physics 600E mount and autoguided with the MGENIII guider. No filter employed other than a UV/IR Cut filter.

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