Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
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Melotte 15, hughsie
Melotte 15
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Melotte 15

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Melotte 15

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Description

Melotte 15 is an open star cluster located in the heart of the Heart Nebula (IC1805).

It is relatively ‘new' being some 1.5 million years young and the stellar wind from its stars have sculpted the dust clouds seen in this image.
Melotte 15 is approximately 7,500 light years away located in the constellation, Cassiopeia.

This image was captured in narrowband using Hydrogen alpha, Oxygen 3 and Sulphur 2 filters from the iTelescope remote observatory in Nerpio, Spain.

Although only 2 hours of data for each channel was captured, it required three separate nights as Nerpio is having just as much bad weather as we are here in the UK.

Equipment
  • 12” Planewave Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph.
  • SBIG-STXL-6303E camera
  • Paramount PME mount.

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Melotte 15, hughsie

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