Object
Description:Heart Nebula in Emission-Line
Type:Emission Nebula
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Distance:7,500 ly
Image
Date:September 16, 2006
Location:Carlsbad, CA
Exposure:SII 4x15 (bin 2x2), Ha 9x15 (bin 1x1), OIII 4x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes:Ha also used as the Luminance layer
Equipment
Optics:Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length:530mm @f/5
Mount:Celestron CGE
Camera:SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser:Robo-Focus
Filters:CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software:Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop
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