DESCRIPTION: I was waiting one month for acceptable weather. Small clear window opened on November 7 and I took 105 min data of this beautiful nebulae. I would very appreciate your comments and tips…
OBJECT: IC 1805 The Heart Nebula and IC 1848 The Soul Nebula, Constellation Cassiopea, apparent magnitude approx. 7, apparent dimension approx. IC1805 150 x 150 arcmin, IC1848 150 x 75, FOV 2,7 x 1,8 arcdeg,
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 70-200/2,8 @ 200. Kolari UV/IR/H+/S filter, pixel scale 4,48 arcsec/px, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding, dew heater.
ACQUISITION: November 7, 2020, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 2,8, ISO 400, Interval 15 s, Lights 35x, Darks 40x, Bias 20x, Flats 30x, DarkFlats 30x. Total exposure time 105 min. Night, breeze, 3 C, no Moon, Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralization, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours) , Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 (stretching, black and white point settings, star reduction, enhance DSO, colour balance, contrast setting). Cropped 4,6 x, image size 3840 x 2560 px.
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