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IC1805 #Explored

Published in Astronomy Now magazine March 2017

 

11h total integration (20x900s Ha, 12x900s OIII, 12x900s SII), Chiswick 4-6/11/2016

 

Altair 115ED/APO, AZ-EQ6, QSI683WSG

 

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 ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.

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