Monday 10 January 2011

IC1805 - Heart Nebula

This is my...
... first go with my newly modded 450D!
... first go with the new 7nm Ha filter from Santa!
... first 20min sub!

The Heart Nebula is an emission nebula located in the Perseus arm of the Galaxy in the constellation on Cassiopeia. The nebula's light output and shape are driven by the radiation of a small group of stars near the nebula's centre.


Object: IC1805 - The Heart Nebula (7,500ly)
Telescope: Skywatcher ED80
Camera: Modified Canon 450D
Exposures: Ha-1x600s, 2x1200s
Processing: DSS, PS CS3

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