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IC 1805 Heart Nebula

Cassiopeia's Cosmic Heart, a fitting tribute to my lovely late wife and soulmate Claire who I lost a year ago. The world has become a less joyful place without you in it though I treasure the memories of our life together.

 

Target:IC1805, Heart Nebula, Cassiopeia.

 

Location:24,30-11-23 St Helens, UK, Bortle 7, full moon.

 

Acquisition:59x 540s L-Extreme calibrated with bias, darks, dark flats and flats.

 

Equipment:Altair 60EDF, 1x Flat60; Optolong L-eXtreme; ZWO ASI2600MMpro, EAF, AM5.

 

Guiding:Altair MG32mini, ZWO ASI120MMmini.

 

Software:NINA, PHD2 on Mele Quieter3

 

Processing:Affinity Photo 2 with HLVG, NoiseXTerminator and StarXTerminator plug-ins. Siril, GraXpert, AstroSharp.

 

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Uploaded on January 8, 2024