Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1831  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896
Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette, Kirk
Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette
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Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette

Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette, Kirk
Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette
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Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette

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Description

This is a shot of IC1805 (The Heart Nebula – also Sh2-190) and IC1848 (The Soul Nebula – also Sh2-199, LBN 667). Located between 6150 light years for the Heart and 6550 light years for the Soul nebula from earth, the complex is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy and can be observed in the constellation Cassiopeia. Both objects are emission nebula made of glowing gases and dark dust lanes.

*HST palette is accomplished by combining sub frames using three narrowband filters that capture light produced by glowing hydrogen (Ha), oxygen (OIII) and sulfur (SII) present in the nebula. Green is assigned to hydrogen, blue to oxygen and red to the sulfur.

Acquisition Date: Between 9/11/2012 and 9/16/2012

Camera: SBIG ST8300M @ -12°C

Telescope: Canon 200mm F2.8 L ULTRASONIC Lens

Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini II

Guidescope: ATLE80 80mm at f/4.8

Guide Camera: Orion SSAG with Televue TRF2008 0.8x reducer

Filters:

Heart Nebula(IC1805)

-Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 8 x 15min (120min)

-Oxygen III (OIII): 8 x 15min (120min)

-Sulfur II (SII): 9 x 20min (180min)

Total Exposure: 420min (7 hours)

Soul Nebula(IC1848)

-Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 9 x 15min (135min)

-Oxygen III (OIII):12 x 15min (180min)

-Sulfur II (SII): 9 x 20min (180min)

Total Exposure: 495min (8.25 hours)

Total Acquisition Time: 915 minutes (15.25 hours)

Limiting Magnitude: 5.1

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Heart & Soul Nebulae (Mosaic) in HST* Palette, Kirk