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IC 1805 -- Heart Nebula

Object

Type

Open Cluster and Emission Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

7,500 light years

Magnitude

18.3

Size

150 x 150 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Sh 2-190

Open Cluster NGC 1027 is located to the upper left

IC 1795 (Fish Head Nebula) is located to the upper right

Image

Date

2020-10-17

Place

Cheddar Ranch Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

HaOIIICRGB 160:220:110:60:60:60 min @ -30C

Ha 8x20, OIII 11x20, C 22x5, R 12x5, G 12x5, B 12x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG STXL-11002M

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

FW8G-STXL, Astrodon CRGB, Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon OIII (3nm)

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 07/25/2023