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Core of IC1805 (Heart Nebula)
MEL15
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Cassiopeia
Distance 7,500 ly
More Info
Image
Date 21 Dec 2007 (Fall)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha 120 mins @ -20C
Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha
Software CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop