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Heart and Soul Nebulae 18 October 2011
The Heart (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) Nebulae are emission nebulae i.e. clouds of ionized gas, that lie about 6500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Between them is the star cluster NGC 1027.
Not brilliant framing, but, as you know, it's difficult when you're pointing your camera at nothing - next time I'll try this at 175mm. Still, half a soul is better than being completely soulless. :) The Soul looks more like a pork chop to me, but I guess Pork Chop Nebula doesn't have the same ring ;)
Nikon D70 modded, 55-200 Nikkor at 200mm (full frame), f6.3, 1250iso, Baader Neodymium filter.
29 x 3 min subs for a total of 1 hour 27 mins, unguided EQ5
Darks, flats and bias
Stacked and processed in DSS and CS5, with a little help from Noel's tools.
Heart and Soul Nebulae 18 October 2011
The Heart (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) Nebulae are emission nebulae i.e. clouds of ionized gas, that lie about 6500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Between them is the star cluster NGC 1027.
Not brilliant framing, but, as you know, it's difficult when you're pointing your camera at nothing - next time I'll try this at 175mm. Still, half a soul is better than being completely soulless. :) The Soul looks more like a pork chop to me, but I guess Pork Chop Nebula doesn't have the same ring ;)
Nikon D70 modded, 55-200 Nikkor at 200mm (full frame), f6.3, 1250iso, Baader Neodymium filter.
29 x 3 min subs for a total of 1 hour 27 mins, unguided EQ5
Darks, flats and bias
Stacked and processed in DSS and CS5, with a little help from Noel's tools.