IC1805: Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia
IC1805: Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia |
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IC 1805: Heart Nebula |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Emission Nebula | |
| Size: | radius: 165 light years | |
| Magnitude: | 6.5 | |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia | |
| Distance: | 7,500 light years | |
| Notes: | The Heart (IC1805) includes NGC896 (lower right) and Melotte 15 (open cluster at center) | |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 10/9 - 10/12/21 | |
| Location: | Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA | |
| Telescope: | Williams Optics Star 71, 5-element. 350mm at f/4.9 | |
| Camera: | QSI 683 wgs with Astronomik 6nm Ha OIII and SII narrowband filters | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 Gemini I | |
| Exposure time: | Ha:12 x 15 min each of Ha, OIII, and SIII | |
| Exposure time total: | 9.0 hrs | |
| Notes: | Color mapped by assigning Ha to Red, OIII to Blue and SII to Green FOV = 177 x 133 arcmin (image reduced 60% of original) |
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