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Melotte 15, Chiradeep Chhaya
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Melotte 15

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Melotte 15, Chiradeep Chhaya
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Melotte 15

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"The Heart of Heart"... Melotte 15 is an open cluster at the heart of the Heart Nebula (SH2-190). The cluster consists of bright, blue stars, some of which are over 50 times the size of our sun. The view here spans about 30 light years.

This image is a composite of narrowband and broadband images (RGBSHO) and was captured over the course of a single night from my remote setup at SkyPi, NM.

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