Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1831  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896
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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula, David Foust
IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula
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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula

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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula, David Foust
IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula
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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula

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My first image of the Heart Nebula. Only about an hour and a half of data on this one so far, but I was eager to give it a go! I found this target very difficult to image from my location, as it's toward the northern sky, which is toward my greatest source of light pollution. I tried before with a UV/IR cut filter and it just didn't give me satisfactory results. This is the my second attempt on the target, but this time with an Antlia Tri-band filter, and boy what a difference it makes! The nebulosity pops out pretty well (thought maybe not as well as with a more narrow dual band filter), but I'm very pleased with the image overall: the star color is good, and the gains on the nebulosity were significant over my UV/IR cut filter.

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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula, David Foust