The Heart Nebula - IC 1805

The Heart Nebula (IC1805) - 7500 light years from Earth

 

106 subs @ 5 mins - 8.83 hours total integration - Captured between Mid Sept and the start of Nov 2021

 

Hardware:

Main scope - SW 100ED Super APO (550mm with flattener)

Main Camera - ZWO ASI6200MC (-20 to -15 deg C)

Filter - Optolong L-Enhance

Mount - SW HEQ5 (belted and tuned)

Guide Scope - SW 50ED (Guiding at 0.2-0.5 arc/sec total RMS)

Guide Camera - ZWO ASI290MM Mini

 

Software:

NINA / SharpCap / PixInsight / Photoshop

 

Processed as a kind of 'hubbly' colourspace.

 

Around 60% of the images were shot at 70%+ rel humidity, I'd like to gather equivalent at lower humidy to compare results as the first 45 images were much clearer at lower humidity even at 99% moon.

Done