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For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,500 Light Years Magnitude: 18.3 Size: 150 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: SII 29×600 Bin 2, Ha 38×1200 Bin 1, OIII 36×600 Bin 2 This image was captured from my home in a Bortle 6/7 zone. IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, is […]

For a full size image click here. Distance: 7,500 Light YearsMagnitude: 10Size: 27 x 13 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 3-5 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 25×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 NGC 896 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is also cataloged as IC 1795. This nebula is commonly […]

For a full size image click here. Exposure: SII 23×1200, Ha 24×1200, OIII 24×1200 Telescope: Televue NP101 + .8 Reducer Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 7,500 Light Years                               Magnitude: 6.5                                                        Size: 140×110 Arc Minutes                                   Age: 7 Million Years                                                IC 1805, commonly known as the Heart Nebula is a star cluster that illuminates the […]

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