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

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in SHO

Link: https://youtu.be/2zbFy7RPIq8

Imaging telescope or lens:Orion ED80T CF apochromatic refractor

Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool

Mount:Celestron CGX

Guiding telescope or lens:Orion ST 80

Guiding camera:Lodestar X2

Focal reducer:Orion 0.8 Reducer

Software:DeepSky Stacker , PHD2 , Sequence Generator Pro , PixInsight

Filters:Astronomik Ha , Astronomik OIII , Astronimik SII

Accessories:ZWO 8x 1.25" Filter Wheel (EFW) , MoonLite CF 2" Focuser , QHYCCD PoleMaster

Dates:Nov. 29, 2017 , Nov. 30, 2017

Frames:
Astronomik Ha: 104x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astronomik OIII: 90x120" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astronimik SII: 89x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1

Integration: 12.7 hours

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: 2h 32' 59"

DEC center: +61° 19' 1"

Pixel scale: 1.999 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 279.891 degrees

Field radius: 1.426 degrees

Resolution: 4093x3104

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.