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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: 15 x 8 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 3 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 25×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 Melotte 15 is an open cluster at the center of the Heart Nebula and is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It […]
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 […]