Heart Nebula - IC1805, Konstantinos Giannouloudis

Heart Nebula - IC1805

Heart Nebula - IC1805, Konstantinos Giannouloudis

Heart Nebula - IC1805

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Description

Located 7500 light years awas from us, in the Perseus Arm of our galaxy, the Heart Nebula is an emmision nebula of glowing ionized hydrogen gas, discovered in 1787 by William Herschel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Nebula

This image is my first after almost 2 years of inactivity. Pandemic, minor health issues, new job, new country, new life and many more changes but the fire still burns in the heart 

Telescope: William Optics Megrez 72 FD + 0.8x Reducer/FF
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO Asi 294 MC Pro
Guiding: 50mm Finder + Zwo Asi 120MC-S

Exposure: 6h15' (125 Lights x 3', 20 Darks, 20 Flats) with Optolong l-eNhance
Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Heart Nebula - IC1805, Konstantinos Giannouloudis