Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1824  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896  ·  Sh2-190
IC1805  - The Heart Nebula, Maxence Ouafik
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IC1805 - The Heart Nebula

IC1805  - The Heart Nebula, Maxence Ouafik
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IC1805 - The Heart Nebula

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A little less than a year ago, I took a (somewhat horrendous) picture of the Heart and Soul nebulas using a zoom lens and a stock DSLR with a short integration time during a near full moon. 
Needless to say, the picture was bad but it was also my first attempt at framing a target I couldn't see using only the star positions for reference and, in that regard, it was quite a fun experience. 

Now, I use a dedicated OSC, an apochromatic refractor, I guide and I have more processing experience. I thus wanted to get back to this target and see how much better the picture could be. 

All in all, it could easily benefit from more integration time but I'm glad with the picture I took !
And I'll gladly print it as a gift to my boyfriend who was kind enough to spend the night in the cold by my side !

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