Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805  ·  LDN 1368  ·  LDN 1369  ·  Sh2-190
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Melotte 15 - Heart of the Heart Nebula, Matt Nudi
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Melotte 15 - Heart of the Heart Nebula

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Melotte 15 - Heart of the Heart Nebula, Matt Nudi
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Melotte 15 - Heart of the Heart Nebula

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Melotte 15 inside IC1805, heart of the heart nebula. Shot from backyard in Charlotte, NC, ~Bortle 7 skies. Telescope: Celestron C11  f/11.0Reducer: Starizona SCT Corrector IV (0.63 Reducer) f/6.3 Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R ProCamera: QHY 183m, -15C, Gain 14 Offset 30Focuser: ZWO EAFFilters: Astrodon 3nm SII, OIII, and Ha 1.25” Mounted FiltersGuiding: OAG using PHD2 with QHY5III-178m Imaging: 37x600s SII Astrodon 3nm, 34x600s Ha Astrodon 3nm, 30x600s OIII Astrodon 3nm. ~16hrs total integration. Calibration: 50 flats calibrated with dark flats, 50 dark frames.  Software: NINA, PHD2, PixInsight, Photoshop

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Melotte 15 - Heart of the Heart Nebula, Matt Nudi