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The Heart Nebula IC1805, Terry Hancock

The Heart Nebula IC1805

The Heart Nebula IC1805, Terry Hancock

The Heart Nebula IC1805

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IC1805 most commonly known as The Heart Nebula lies some 7500 light years away from us and is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and dark dust lanes. This nebula is formed by the plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons.

Total Integration time 3.5 Hours

Image details

Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI

Date of Shoot: July thru October 2014

H-Alpha 120 min, 15 x 8 min bin 1x1

RGB 90 min, 10 x 3 min each bin 1x1

QHY11 monochrome CCD cooled to -10C

Takahashi E-180 F2.8 Astrograph

Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition Maxim DL

Stacking and Calibrating: CCDStack

Post Processing Photoshop CS5

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The Heart Nebula IC1805, Terry Hancock