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IC 1805 Heart Nebula, 



    
        

            Flemming Kristensen
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IC 1805 Heart Nebula

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IC 1805 Heart Nebula, 



    
        

            Flemming Kristensen
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IC 1805 Heart Nebula

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 19, 2022
Frames:
15×300(1h 15′)
Integration:
1h 15′
Avg. Moon age:
23.57 days
Avg. Moon phase:
35.15%

RA center: 02h34m24s.40

DEC center: +61°2157.3

Pixel scale: 2.540 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 4.824 degrees

Field radius: 1.953 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 4600x3081

File size: 21.5 MB

Locations: Home, Måløv, Denmark

Data source: Backyard

Description

The Heart Nebula  is a large star forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia. Comprised mostly of hydrogen, but with some triple ionized oxygen thrown in, it is hosting an open cluster of relatively young stars, which are responsible for the energy that makes the gasses glow, as well as dark, dense regions where new stars are being formed. With an apparent diameter of more than 3 degrees and a distance of about 7500 lightyears it fills up an enormous volume of space almost 400 lightyears across.

Together with its neighbor, the Soul Nebula, it is one of the most spectacular nebulosities in the northern sky.

The image could use some more exposure time, but the weather has been awfully cloudy for for the past month, so here it is...

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