Imaging telescopes or lenses: StellarVue SVX080T
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-P (Pro Cooled Mono)
Mounts: Ioptron CEM60
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Stellarvue F050G
Focal reducers: Stellarvue 0.74 Reducer
Software: Pixinsight · Sequence Generator Pro
Filters: Astrodon 31mm 3nm SII · Astrodon 31mm 3nm OIII · Astrodon 31mm 3nm HA
Dates:Dec. 15, 2020
Frames: 1271x180"
Integration: 63.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 0.92 days
Avg. Moon phase: 0.95%
Astrometry.net job: 4126712
RA center: 2h 43' 53"
DEC center: +61° 12' 21"
Pixel scale: 5.577 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 356.700 degrees
Field radius: 4.021 degrees
Resolution: 4710x2182
Data source: Backyard
The Heart and Soul nebulae are located about 6,000 light-years from Earth. This is a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
This is a six-panel mosaic of the Heart and Soul nebulae taken during November and December 2020 from my yard in suburban Atlanta. The frame is about 8 degrees wide (the apparent diameter of about 16 full moons). This shot is comprised of over 60 hours of exposure through HA, O3, and S2 filters.
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