Melotte 15 in IC 1805, Metsavainio
Melotte 15 in IC 1805, Metsavainio

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A new photo from the night of 20. February and 6, March, Melotte 15 in the IC 1805, the Heart nebula. The open cluster centered in this image is known as Melotte 15 . Melotte 15 is embedded within a central portion of the much larger glowing nebula identified as IC 1805.

The interesting structure in the image is a giant area of ionized hydrogen, it's caused to glow by the intense ultraviolet radiation from the massive stars of the Melotte 15 star cluster.

Dust and gas clouds are twisted by the pressure of the intense radiation, the solar wind.

This formation is estimated to be 7,500 light years away from Earth, North is up.

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Melotte 15 in IC 1805, Metsavainio