Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula, Juanjo Romero
Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula
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Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula

Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula, Juanjo Romero
Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula
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Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula

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Description

IC1805 the Heart Nebula (Heart Nebula) is a complex nebulosity in the constellation of Cassiopeia; at its center is the open cluster Melotte15.
IC1805 has a visual magnitude of +6.50 and an apparent size of 60.0 x 60.0 arcmin. It is located about 6,200 light-years from Earth.

Equipment:
OTA TS102 f/5.6, ASI294MM Camera, LRGB,
Ha 6nm, OIII 6nm Astronomik filters; ZWO EFW 7pos
Guiding 60mm f/4 tube + ASI224MC; ZWO EAF
Pegasus Astro UCH + PPBMicro; HEQ-5 Pro belt drive mount
Lights: 360s, (Ha:20x, OIII:20x) bin 1, Gain: 125, T: -10ºC Exp.Total: 4h
RGB: 60s, (R:20x, G:20x, B:18x) bin 2, Gain: 125, T: -10ºC Exp.Total: 58min
Correction files: 50x (Bias,Dark,Flat,DarkFlat)
Software: NINA + CDC + PHD2, PixInsight 1.8.9.
Place: l'Ampolla (Tarragona, Catalonia - Spain), 2023/01/13
Conditions: Temp. 13,7°C a 8,6°C, HR: 85-97%,
Alt: 68º-69º-49º ¸ Bortle 4; no Moon

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Melotte15 Open Cluster and IC1805 Heart Nebula, Juanjo Romero