Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD15558  ·  HD15570  ·  HD15629  ·  IC 1805  ·  LBN 654  ·  LDN 1367  ·  LDN 1368  ·  LDN 1369  ·  Sh2-190
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Melotte15, Chris Plonski
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Melotte15

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Melotte15

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Melotte15 in the center of the Heart Nebula, IC1805, is located in the constellation of Cassiopeia and is about 7500 light years distant. This field of view spans about 15 light years and shows how the stellar winds from this newly born star cluster have shaped and sculpted this ionized mass of glowing hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur gasses.

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