IC1805

Heart Nebula

IC1805

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Object Info

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

7,500 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 29, 2011

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

SII 8x15, Ha 12x15, OIII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

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