IC1795 Fish Head Nebula in SHO (Greg Harp)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: IC 1795 · IC 1805 · LBN 645 · LBN 646 · LBN 647 · LBN 648 · LBN 650 · LBN 654 · LDN 1356 · LDN 1359 · LDN 1360 · LDN 1361 · LDN 1362 · LDN 1364 · LDN 1366 · LDN 1367 · LDN 1368 · LDN 1369 · NGC 896 · Sh2-190

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I wanted to take a closer look at the Fish Head when I was shooting the Heart and Soul nebulas a couple of months ago, but clouds and life intervened, and I moved on to other targets. Then a window presented itself, when on the only clear night for a week or so, the full Moon was too close to my hoped-for target (the Cone and the Christmas Tree). But hey, there was the Fish Head approaching the Meridian and well away from the Moon!

This is nearly six hours of data I captured before clouds came in to end my imaging for the night. The color is a bit more subtle than I've tended to produce lately but that was my mood today as I was editing. The stars are... I think they're OK... I've about got the back focus on the Flat8 for the FLT132 dialed in I think. Guiding wasn't great (seeing was terrible) so I didn't sweat it a ton this time.

Melotte 15 makes a cameo appearance in the lower left. Say "Hi" to the heart of the Heart.

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RA (center)	02h28m19s.80
RA (top/left)	02h33m56s.77
RA (top/right)	02h22m23s.38
RA (bottom/right)	02h22m57s.49
RA (bottom/left)	02h33m58s.49

Dec (center)	+61°52′25″.9
Dec (top/left)	+62°35′20″.8
Dec (top/right)	+62°33′19″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	+61°08′51″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	+61°10′47″.1

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