IC 1805 The Heart Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. This emission nebula in Cassiopeia resembles a human heart. It's a huge star-forming region 7,500 light-years away, energized by the young star cluster Melotte 15 at its core.

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. The heart's glow is powered by the Melotte 15 star cluster at its core—only 1.5 million years young—with stars up to 50x the Sun's mass.

Decided to head back to #IC1805 #TheHeartNebula. Did this nebula earlier with the onboard LP filter. I think this version is better. You can see #TheFishHeadNebula at the upper right. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula - telescope processed image. IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It's a vast star-forming region 7,500 light-years from Earth.

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula - unprocessed image. Nicknamed the "Running Dog Nebula" because of its shape when viewed through a telescope, the Heart Nebula is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia.

Good Tuesday morning. Last night decided to set 2 long duration observations with the s50. In my opinion results were mixed. First sharing my observation of #IC1805 #TheHeartNebula. After about 2.5 hours this mosaic was put together. 452 images used in this […]

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IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula taken last night in Bortle 5 skies!

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