Heart Nebula
Heart Nebula: The extended emission nebula in Cassiopeia, called properly Heart Nebula, is very typical for this kind of galactic nebulae. A cluster of hot young stars in the center, just being born out of their stellar nursary, are exciting the gas and dust clouds from where they were born and so shape and illuminate them in phantastic structures.
The nebula in the right upper corner is IC 1795.
Object |
Heart Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 1805, IC 1795 |
Constellation |
Cassiopeia |
Optics |
TMB 80 f/6 x 0.8 Reducer/Flattener |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
10 x 5min IDAS LPS filter, 18 x 10min Astronomik H-alpha filter, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 130, Vixen R200SS as Guide Scope, Guiding Software: Maxim DL |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO, Takahashi EM-11 |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop. Color Coding: L(H-alpha), R(H-alpha,LPS), GB(LPS) |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 26 July 2007 + 12 Oct 2008 |
Remark |
