Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1824  ·  IC 1831  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896  ·  Sh2-190  ·  Sh2-192  ·  Sh2-193  ·  Sh2-194
IC1805 - Heart Nebula, Graham Conaty
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IC1805 - Heart Nebula, Graham Conaty
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The Heart Nebula (IC1805) looks, in whole, like a human heart. It glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element, Hydrogen.

Also, part of this region, towards the bottom of the image, is IC1795, more commonly referred to as the Fish Head Nebula.

The Fish Head Nebula is part of a huge star forming system of gas and dust.

The brighter region of IC1795 is home to many massive, young, stars which radiate copious amounts of ultraviolet light. This ultraviolet radiation excites the surrounding gas and causes it to shine much the same way as a neon light emits its colorful hues.

Captured using the Telescope Live SPA-1 telescope located at the IC Astronomy Observatory in Spain this image was edited specifically to try to emphasise the distinctive shape of the nebula and the red light emitted by the surrounding gas and dust clouds.

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