Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
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Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars, reglogge
Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars
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Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars

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Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars, reglogge
Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars
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Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars

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My FOV isn't sufficient for a full image of the Heart Nebula so I chose to just target its core. Processing this in SHO was a real pleasure due to the strong signals both in OIII and especially SII which in other objects is often quite weak. For the final palette I played around a lot with a "traditional" SHO and also a Foraxx blend and in the end stuck with a mix of the two. I added RGB stars to complement the colourful nebulosity with "real" colour stars. I hope you like the result.

All subs were taken in early September 2023.

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Heart of the Heart Nebula - Melotte 15 in SHO with RGB stars, reglogge