IC 1805 - The Heart of the Vain Queen (Eli Hazen)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: IC 1795 · IC 1805 · IC 1824 · NGC 1027 · NGC 896 · Sh2-190

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IC 1805 - The Heart of the Vain Queen

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IC 1805 - The Heart of the Vain Queen

Ever since starting this new hobby earlier this year, the Heart Nebula has been one that has been a personal goal of mine to capture. I have an Australian Shepherd named Cassie (yes, named after the constellation), and she is my heart and soul! So, I find it very fitting to dedicate this image in honor of her. My guide scope and camera have finally arrived after waiting for 3 months, so this was my first time being able to use PHD2 for guiding. These are my longest exposure times yet at 5 minutes each. I still have a lot to learn but guiding has opened up a lot of possibilities! I think the next thing to learn will be dithering and drizzle...

Taken from Nasa [IC 1805: The Heart Nebula | Science Mission Directorate (nasa.gov)]:
The large emission nebula dubbed IC 1805 looks, in whole, like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element: hydrogen. The red glow and the larger shape are all powered by a small group of stars near the nebula's center. In the center of the Heart Nebula are young stars from the open star cluster Melotte 15 that are eroding away several picturesque dust pillars with their energetic light and winds. The open cluster of stars contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, many dim stars only a fraction of the mass of our Sun, and an absent microquasar that was expelled millions of years ago. The Heart Nebula is located about 7,500 light years away toward the constellation of Cassiopeia.

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RA (center)	02h33m23s.82
RA (top/left)	02h29m40s.50
RA (top/right)	02h47m35s.73
RA (bottom/right)	02h37m33s.67
RA (bottom/left)	02h18m46s.80

Dec (center)	+61°29′52″.3
Dec (top/left)	+59°46′30″.2
Dec (top/right)	+60°59′03″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	+63°12′50″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+61°54′57″.2

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