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Heart Nebula
IC1805
Object
Type Emission Nebula
Constellation Cassiopeia
Distance 7,500 ly
More Info
Image
Date 29 Oct 2011 (Fall)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 120:180:120 mins @ -20C
SII 8x15, Ha 12x15, OIII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop