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Heart Nebula
IC1805
Object
Type Emission Nebula
Constellation Cassiopeia
Distance 7,500 ly
More Info
Image
Date 26 Dec 2013 (Winter)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 70:120:70 mins @ -30C
SII 7x10 (bin 2x2), Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1), OIII 7x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera FLI ML-6303E
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop