The Heart Nebula is located in
Cassiopeia, and is yet another
fine example of an
emission
nebula. This is a large object
and almost fills the entire chip,
which represents about 2.5
degrees along the x axis and 4
degrees along the y axis (the
image scale is about 3.5
arcsec/pixel for the FSQ and
STL11k.) The bright upper
portion to the right bears the
designation IC 1795, and the
brightest portion within 1795 per
se is separately catalogued as
IC 896. Someday I hope to
capture the companion nebula,
IC 1848, which resembles a
developing fetus, and together
with 1805 are termed the "Heart
and Soul Nebula".

Takahashi FSQ106
SBIG STL11K
Astrodon I Series RGB
  filters plus Astrodon
 6nm Ha

Ha(HaR)GB:

  Ha = 20 min x 30
  R =   20 min x   8
  G =   20 min x   4
  B =   20 min x   4

Processed with CCDsoft,
Registar, Neat Image, and
Adobe PS
IC 1805 -- the Heart Nebula
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