Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
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Melotte 15, John Kulin
Melotte 15
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Melotte 15

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Well this has come out different than I expected, I looked at many of the beautiful images by others on here and really wanted to put my own stamp on this, I wanted the colours to be subtle but heavenly without being garish, not to everyone's taste and I will probably look back and think/know I can do better.

This was captured over three nights with a full moon and I tried to time the filters for when the moon was more prolific.

I have got some RGB data for the stars and once I have got to grips with Straton, then will look at adding that.

Here's the Bumf: -

IC1805 Nebula is in the constellation Cassiopeia. In the central part of the cloud shines Melotte 15, a cluster of giant stars, young and very hot. The ultraviolet radiation from massive stars sculpted this fantastic gas column. Is commonly identified with the name of Melotte 15. The age of the cluster is estimated at a million and a half years and its distance from Earth, about 7,500 light years.

http://www.elfirmamento.com/galeria/n_band/page/en/melotte15_1500_en.html

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Melotte 15, John Kulin