The Stairway to Heaven
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Climbing the stairway to heaven... in this 11-hour capture of IC63, the ghost of Cassiopeia is straining to reach the brilliantly glowing star Navi.
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Image details
| Telescope: | William Optics Redcat 71 | |
| Length: | 350mm | |
| Aperture: | 71mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.66 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-10-06 to 2023-10-06 | |
| Lights: | 132 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 11 h | |
| Ra: | 0h 59m 11.0s | |
| Dec: | +61° 00' 01.485 | |
| Size: | 088.80 x 066.60 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 000.924 deg | |
| Scale: | 000.69 arcsec/pixel |
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