IC1805

Heart Nebula

IC1805

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Object Info

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

7,500 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 26, 2013

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 7x10 (bin 2x2), Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1), OIII 7x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB

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