Observation by Ian Sharp: IC 1805 The Heart Nebula in HHOO

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Mr Ian David Sharp

Observer

Ian Sharp

Observed

2021 Oct 21 - 00:00

Uploaded

2021 Nov 06 - 15:26

Objects

The Heart Nebula (IC1805)

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 02^h32^m
Dec: +61°26'
Position angle: +90°58'

Field size

2°54' × 1°55'

Equipment

Takahashi FSQ-85EDX f/5.3 Quadruplet APO Refractor
QHY268C CMOS OSC Camera
Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro Mount
Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 auto focuser
ZWO 60mm F/4.67 guide scope
ZWO ASI290MM Mini mono guide camera
Optolong Dual-Band L-eXtreme Filter
Starlight Xpress 5 position 2" filter wheel

Exposure

48 x 600s

Location

Ham Observatory, Near Selsey, UK

Target name

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula

Title

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula in HHOO

About this image

Taken around the time of the Full Moon. This is an HHOO rendition using the Ha and OIII data from the Optolong L-eXtreme dual band filter.

More details and a larger image are here: http://www.astro-sharp.com/2021/11/06/the-heart-nebula-revisited/

Details and pictures of the setup are here: http://www.astro-sharp.com/2021/09/29/my-new-deep-sky-imaging-setup/

Files associated with this observation

IC1805_20211030_TAK_QHY268C_L-Ex_OIII_IDS_2500.jpg (1.1 MB)

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