Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  NGC 896  ·  PGC 138505  ·  PGC 138524  ·  PGC 168265  ·  PGC 2796860  ·  PGC 2796862  ·  PGC 2796866  ·  PGC 2796876  ·  PGC 2796879  ·  PGC 2796891  ·  PGC 2796894  ·  PGC 2796895  ·  PGC 2796916  ·  PGC 2796968  ·  PGC 2796995  ·  PGC 2796999  ·  PGC 2797004  ·  PGC 2797009  ·  PGC 2797013  ·  PGC 2797026  ·  PGC 2797033  ·  PGC 2797052  ·  PGC 2797053  ·  PGC 2797112  ·  Sh2-190
Heart Nebula widefield mosaic: 3 panels complete, Paul Macklin
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Heart Nebula widefield mosaic: 3 panels complete

Heart Nebula widefield mosaic: 3 panels complete, Paul Macklin
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Heart Nebula widefield mosaic: 3 panels complete

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Panel 6 (upper left) is 75 x 6 min = 7.5 hours
Panel 10 (upper right) is 75 x 6 min = 7.5 hours
Panel 9 (lower right) is 70 x 6 min = 7 hours
Total: 22 hours

Original images with a ZenithStar 61ii and L-extreme filter, extracting/stacking Ha and [OIII] in each panel separately. 

Mosaic work in AstroPixelProcessor, performed separately on Ha and [OIII] before combining into HOO. 

More panels to come!

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Heart Nebula widefield mosaic: 3 panels complete, Paul Macklin