Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  NGC 896
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Of Fish Heads and Half-Hearts, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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The entire region of Cassiopeia is rife with both types of nebulae, emission and reflection. Pictured here is the Fish Head Nebula, just lower right of center, and half of the Heart Nebula, featuring star cluster Melotte 15, just upper left of center. The glowing gas and dust in both areas is slowly coalescing into the next generation of stars. Stay tuned.

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Of Fish Heads and Half-Hearts, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton