MEL15

Core of IC1805 (Heart Nebula)

MEL15

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

7,500 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 22, 2014

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 11x15, Ha 11x15, OIII 11x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Notes

Ha was collected on Nov 23, 2013

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop