IC1805 The Heart Nebula

The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, Sharpless 2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is an emission nebula showing glowing gas and darker dust lanes. The nebula is formed by plasma of ionized hydrogen and free electrons.

 

This image was shot with a:

-Starlight Xpress SVXR-H18 Mono CCD

-TMB 92SS Refractor Telescope

-Baader Ha Filter

-Baader OIII

-WO Flat 6a Reducer/Flattener

-Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Mount.

 

The shot consists of:

30 x 20 min sub-exposures in Ha

12 x 15 min in OIII

 

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