IC1805

Heart Nebula

IC1805

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Object Info

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

7,500 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 6, 2009

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1)

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 3nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop