I just dug though some old computer files and realized that I forgot to process my Heart Nebula data from 2023. I’m so glad that I uncovered this long-forgotten data since the details are pretty darn sharp!
#ic1805 #heartnebula #astrophotography #space #nebula
Happy Valentine’s Day 💗
The Heart Nebula shines in Cassiopeia — a cosmic reminder that love is written into the stars.
Today’s Capricorn Moon prepares us for the upcoming NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE in Aquarius on 2/17/26. 🖤🌙✨
Reflect. Release. Realign.
#HeartNebula #NewMoon #SolarEclipse #Astrology
A deep space astrophotograph of the Heart Nebula IC1805 on the bottom and the Soul Nebula IC1848 on top, 7500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image uses 13 hours of capture time over two nights in Dec. 2025. ZWO 2600McDuo camera, Askar FMA180Pro telescope, SvBony SV220 dual narrowband filter, Skywatcher GTI mount, AsiAir controller. Stacking and post processing with Siril and Photoshop.
Happy Valentine's Day!
The Heart and Soul nebulas in the constellation Cassiopeia.
13 hours of imaging over 2 nights in Dec. 2025
#happyvalentinesday
#astrophotography #astro #astronomy #deepsky
#nebula #heartnebula #soulnebula
#backyardastronomy #zwo #siril #askar #mgerspix
VALENTINE'S DAY FOR SPACE LOVERS (Heart Nebula, 7,500 light-years away)🖖
7.500 Lichtjahre entfernt formt sich ein Herz aus Sternenstaub …
die #HeartNebula erinnert uns daran, dass selbst im scheinbaren Chaos Struktur, Ordnung und neue Schöpfung entstehen.
Vielleicht ist #Liebe nichts anderes als kosmische Resonanz.
#OntologieDerSchwingung
#ValentinsTag 🖖
Wispy, deep crimson clouds swirl in black space, making the outline of a heart shape, among faint stars.
Jelieta Walinski shared this gorgeous image of the #HeartNebula she captured from the Desert Bloom Observatory in Arizona. Thank you, Jelieta, and happy Valentine's Day to all who celebrate it!
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The Heart Nebula glows 7,500 light-years away—a cosmic valentine of gas & newborn stars. Discover its wonders this Valentine's Day!
#HeartNebula #Astronomy #Space #Astrophotography #ValentinesDay #Cosmos #DeepSky #Stargazing
Read here: www.freeastroscience.com/2026/02/what...
Blue and amber heart-shaped wisps of dust glowing amid dense star field in deep space.
Mohammed Ahmed in Suez, Egypt captured this image of the #HeartNebula (IC1805). And just in time for Valentine's Day! Thank you, Mohammed!
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Wide-field monochrome H-alpha astrophotography image showing a dense star field across Perseus, Auriga, and Taurus. Bright emission nebulae are visible, including the California Nebula (NGC 1499), Heart and Soul region, Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), and surrounding faint hydrogen clouds against a grainy stellar background.
More experimenting with some widefield H-alpha. Samyang 14mm f/2.4 XP at f/3.5 on ASI294MM, ZWO filters. No calibration frames, FastIntegration.
#astrophotography #astronomy #heartnebula #soulnebula #californianebula #flamingstarnebula #nebula @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Red clouds swirl in the dark expanse of space, forming the shape of a heart. Thousands of stars shine with equal intensity, floating in the vast emptiness of the cosmos.
Mohammed Abdallah in the seaport city of Suez in northeastern Egypt captured this image of the #Heartnebula in a Bortle 8 sky ... that's a city sky. Good job, Mohammed! Thank you. With #love to all from the EarthSky team on this December #solstice 2025! ❤️
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A processed image of the Heart Nebula. The exterior outline of the nebula is a nice shade of red. The chambers of the nebula are darker representing the different type of gas present. Nice shaded gases around the outside and top part of the nebula.
The Heart Nebula, IC 1366. Taken over several clear Toronto nights in late October/early November, 2025.
#astronomy #photography #astrophotography #heartnebula #ic1366 #Toronto #Canada
A little bit of Heart and a lot of Soul! My version of the Soul Nebula IC 1848 taken over three sort of clear Toronto nights.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #Toronto #Canada #soulnebula #heartnebula #ic1848
Good morning, Bluesky!
I just finished processing the project last night after several nights of imaging for 22 hours.
I ❤️ the 🧡 Nebula... 💙
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #longexposure #heartnebula #heart #nebula #photography
Image of the heart nebula in SHO narrowband with RGB stars.
Starless image of the heart nebula in SHO narrowband.
This is the Heart Nebula, a star-forming region 7,500 light-years away and over 300 light-years wide. The colors reveal ionized gases energized by a cluster of large young stars at its core. This represents 99 hours of data gathered by my remote observatory.
#HeartNebula #Astrophotography
More commonly known as IC1805, the Heart Nebula strikes more than a passing resemblance to a recognizable Valentine's Day symbol. At the center of the nebula, an open cluster of stars emanates radiation that ionizes nearby Hydrogen gas, causing it to glow a deep red. This narrowband image is presented in the HOO color palette to emphasize the color red. Scope: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED APO with Starizona .65 reducer Mount: ZWO AM5 Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Acquisition: ZWO ASIAir Plus, EAF, EFW Processing: Siril, Lightroom, and PhotoShop H-alpha: 300s x 30 OIII: 300s x 30
The Heart Nebula near the constellation Cassiopeia. Explanation and gear details in alt text. 🧪🔭
#photography #astrophotography #astro #astronomy #heart #heartnebula #nebula #nebulaphotography #hydrogen #hydrogenalpha #opencluster #science
Heart and Soul Nebulae with RGB Stars
Heart and Soul Nebulae without Stars
Heart Nebula without Stars
Soul Nebula without Stars
I just finished processing the Heart & Soul Nebulae that I took last week. I included a starless version and two individual photos so you can see the neat little structures in both nebulae.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #ic1805 #heartnebula #ic1848 #soulnebula #askar #zwo
From 3 years ago, #IC1805 The #HeartNebula, an emission #nebula in #Cassiopeia. Taken from Oxfordshire, UK with a 70mm refractor, astro-modded Canon 1100D + Altair Quad Band filter. 70 x 3 minutes at ISO-3200 + 30 darks, total integration time 3hr 30min.
Cloud of reddish gas in space, roughly in the shape of a heart.
Behold the beautiful #Heartnebula! It's 7,500 light-years away from Earth. EarthSky's Marcy Curran in Cheyenne, Wyoming, captured this view on Sunday. Thank you, Marcy! 🌌❤️🔭📸
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Heart Nebula
Just as I started getting the hang of Astrophotography summer came along so, not having the desire to sit up all night on a school day, the telescope has been put away until autumn. Here’s a throw back to April and the 7,500 light years away Heart Nebula.
#astrophotography #heartnebula #astronomy
A stunning image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and the Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia. These emission nebulas, glowing red from energized hydrogen, are home to several young open star clusters. The image shows the vibrant colors and intricate details of these celestial objects, located approximately 6,000 light-years away and spanning 300 light-years. The nebulas' structures resemble a heart and soul, hence their nicknames.
Astronomy Picture from 14/09/2008
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080914.html
#HeartNebula #SoulNebula #IC1805 #Cassiopeia #EmissionNebula #Astrophotography #Space #Stars #Nebulae #Astronomy #CosmicHeart #DeepSpace #StarClusters #HydrogenAlpha
Infrared image of the "Mountains of Creation" in the W5 Nebula (IC 1848), located in Cassiopeia. This Spitzer Space Telescope image shows interstellar clouds of gas and dust where newborn stars are forming, sculpted by the winds and radiation of a massive nearby star. These clouds are about 10 times larger than the Pillars of Creation in M16.
Astronomy Picture from 15/12/2007
Mountains of Creation
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071215.html
#CosmicMountains #StarBirth #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #W5Nebula #IC1848 #HeartNebula #SoulNebula #InfraredAstronomy #Nebulas #Astrophotography #Space #NASA #Astronomy #Cassiopeia
A stunning astrophotograph of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), a vibrant emission nebula glowing red from energized hydrogen. The nebula's heart-like shape is illuminated by the young stars of the open cluster Melotte 15, eroding picturesque dust pillars. A small meteor streaks across the foreground, and the Fishhead Nebula is visible in the upper right corner. This cosmic scene, located 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia, showcases the power and beauty of stellar energy.
Astronomy Picture from 11/09/2019
IC 1805: The Heart Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190911.html
#HeartNebula #IC1805 #Melotte15 #Astrophotography #Space #Nebula #Stars #CosmicHeart #DeepSpace #Astronomy #Cassiopeia #FishheadNebula #Meteor #Hydrogen
A stunning infrared image of the W5 star-forming region (also known as IC 1848), part of the Heart and Soul Nebulas in Cassiopeia. The image shows massive stars at the center triggering the formation of younger stars at the edges, with pillars of gas slowly evaporating. This image was captured by NASA's WISE satellite and spans approximately 2,000 light-years.
Astronomy Picture from 16/12/2014
W5: Pillars of Star Formation
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141216.html
#StarFormation #W5Nebula #IC1848 #HeartNebula #SoulNebula #NASA #WISE #InfraredAstronomy #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmology #Stars #Nebulas #AstronomyPictureOfTheDay
A stunning image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and the Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia. The Heart Nebula, resembling a classic heart shape, is brilliantly displayed alongside its neighbor. Both nebulas glow red from energized hydrogen, studded with several young, blue star clusters. These celestial objects are approximately 6,000 light-years away and span roughly 300 light-years across.
Astronomy Picture from 22/10/2003
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031022.html
#HeartNebula #SoulNebula #IC1805 #Cassiopeia #EmissionNebula #Astrophotography #Space #Stars #Nebulae #DeepSky #Astronomy #CosmicHeart #StarClusters #HydrogenAlpha
A stunning telescopic image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), showcasing its intricate structures of glowing gas and dark dust clouds sculpted by stellar winds. The vibrant colors represent emission from ionized hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen atoms, captured in the Hubble Palette. The image spans about 15 light-years and features the young star cluster Melotte 15 within the nebula. Located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Image by Richard McInnis.
Astronomy Picture from 17/09/2024
Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240917.html
#HeartNebula #IC1805 #Melotte15 #Nebula #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmos #Astronomy #Stars #DeepSpace #HubblePalette #Cassiopeia #EmissionNebula #StarCluster
Mein bisher aufwändigstes Projekt - ein Mosaik von Herz und Seelennebel, über 26h basierend auf meinen Aufnahmen aus diesem Jahr, kombiniert mit Daten von 2024.
Alle Details hier: adfr.io/astro/202505...
#astrophotography #astrodon #astrophoto #deepsky #deepskyphotography #soulnebula #heartnebula
Mein bisher aufwändigstes Projekt - ein Mosaik von Herz und Seelennebel, über 26h basierend auf meinen Aufnahmen aus diesem Jahr, kombiniert mit Daten von 2024.
Alle Details hier: https://adfr.io/astro/20250506_heart_and_soul
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A stunning telescopic image of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), a vibrant emission nebula in Cassiopeia. The nebula's heart-like shape is illuminated by the intense stellar winds and radiation from the massive stars within the Melotte 15 star cluster. The image showcases the rich colors of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur emissions, spanning a field of view larger than four times the diameter of the full moon.
Astronomy Picture from 27/08/2017
The Heart Nebula in Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170827.html
#HeartNebula #IC1805 #Melotte15 #EmissionNebula #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmos #Stars #Nebula #Astronomy #Cassiopeia #DeepSpace #StarCluster #CosmicHeart
