Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour, Steve Milne
Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour
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Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour

Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour, Steve Milne
Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour
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Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour

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I have already posted the SHO version of this image Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - SHO. I thought I'd try a bicolour version. I cannot decide which I prefer.

Melotte 15 lies within the heart of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), around 7,500 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Data for Melotte 15 were gathered between 28 October and 17 November 2018 from a remote imaging rig in Spain that is owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: TEC 140

Camera: QSI 690

Filters: Astrodon 3nm NB

Mount: 10 Micron GM2000HPS

Ha: 19 x 1200s

OIII: 21 x 1200s

Combined as Ha OIII OIII

A total of 13 hours and 20 minutes exposure.

Data Capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Image Processing: Steve Milne

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Melotte 15 in Cassiopeia - Bicolour, Steve Milne