Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
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Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805, Doug Summers
Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805
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Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805

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Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805, Doug Summers
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Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805

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At the center of the Heart Nebula, a large (~2 degree) emission nebula lying 7500 light-years away, is Melotte 15, a bright, young star cluster.   Some of the stars in the cluster have masses ~50 times greater than our sun.   Those stars are sculpting the center of the nebula region, creating a scene with pillars and walls of gas and dust.

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Heart of the Heart, Melotte 15, IC 1805, Doug Summers

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