Ian Dunbar
Heart Nebula
This is an image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), an emission nebula around 7500 light years away located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The small group of massive hot stars near the nebula's centre, known as Melotte 15, are sculpting the clouds of dark dust and glowing atomic gas. Taken in Ha & OIII wavelengths with a total exposure time of sixteen hours.
Location: West Midlands, UK
Scope: Tak FSQ85-ED @f/5.3
Camera: QHY 268M, Baader Ha & OIII filters
Mount: CEM60-EC, OAG guiding
Integration: 60 x 600s Bin x1 Ha, 36 x 600s Bin x1 OIII
Acquisition: SGP
Processing: PI and Photoshop
Heart Nebula
This is an image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), an emission nebula around 7500 light years away located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The small group of massive hot stars near the nebula's centre, known as Melotte 15, are sculpting the clouds of dark dust and glowing atomic gas. Taken in Ha & OIII wavelengths with a total exposure time of sixteen hours.
Location: West Midlands, UK
Scope: Tak FSQ85-ED @f/5.3
Camera: QHY 268M, Baader Ha & OIII filters
Mount: CEM60-EC, OAG guiding
Integration: 60 x 600s Bin x1 Ha, 36 x 600s Bin x1 OIII
Acquisition: SGP
Processing: PI and Photoshop