Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  NGC 896
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO, 



    
        

            Chuck's Astrophotography
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO
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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO, 



    
        

            Chuck's Astrophotography
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO
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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO

Acquisition details

Dates:
Nov. 29, 2017 ·  Nov. 30, 2017
Frames:
Astronimik SII: 89×180(4h 27′) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Ha: 104×180(5h 12′) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
OIII: 90×120(3h) (gain: 139.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
12h 39′
Darks:
50
Flats:
50
Bias:
50
Avg. Moon age:
10.67 days
Avg. Moon phase:
81.97%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1843167

RA center: 02h32m59s.3

DEC center: +61°1901

Pixel scale: 1.999 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 279.891 degrees

Field radius: 1.426 degrees

Resolution: 4093x3104

File size: 2.4 MB

Description

I've captured Melotte 15 and the Fishhead Nebula before, but this is the first time I tried to capture the entire Heart Nebula in color. It wasn't easy with only 12 hours of data to work with - the OIII and SII was hard to come by, but I gave it a go.

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO, 



    
        

            Chuck's Astrophotography