Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  LBN 645  ·  LBN 646  ·  LBN 647  ·  LBN 648  ·  LBN 650  ·  LBN 654  ·  LBN 655  ·  LBN 656  ·  LBN 657  ·  LBN 658  ·  LDN 1359  ·  LDN 1360  ·  LDN 1361  ·  LDN 1362  ·  LDN 1363  ·  LDN 1364  ·  LDN 1365  ·  LDN 1366  ·  LDN 1367  ·  LDN 1368  ·  LDN 1369  ·  LDN 1370  ·  LDN 1371  ·  LDN 1372  ·  LDN 1373  ·  NGC 896  ·  PGC 138524  ·  PGC 2797053  ·  And 1 more.
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IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula), IC 1795 (the Fish Head Nebula), and planetary nebula WeBo1 in Cassiopeia, in HaOO/RGB, darkdesertdome
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IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula), IC 1795 (the Fish Head Nebula), and planetary nebula WeBo1 in Cassiopeia, in HaOO/RGB

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IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula), IC 1795 (the Fish Head Nebula), and planetary nebula WeBo1 in Cassiopeia, in HaOO/RGB, darkdesertdome
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IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula), IC 1795 (the Fish Head Nebula), and planetary nebula WeBo1 in Cassiopeia, in HaOO/RGB

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Although the Heart and Fish Head Nebulae steal the show, don't miss tiny planetary nebula WeBo1 (PN G135.6+01.0) in the background, behind the "atria" of the heart, an unusual planetary nebula with remarkable thin-ring morphology surrounding a central barium star.  Although the Heart and Fish Head are popular astrophotography targets (for good reason), WeBo1 doesn't get enough attention!  It was only discovered serendipitously in 1995 on a digitized sky survey (see Bond HE, et al. Astronomical Journal 2003;125:260-4).  You'll have to zoom into the full-sized version and hunt around to spot it... but it'll be worth your effort.

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IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula), IC 1795 (the Fish Head Nebula), and planetary nebula WeBo1 in Cassiopeia, in HaOO/RGB, darkdesertdome