First try on the Heart Nebula❤️ in the Heart and Soul Cluster in Cassiopeia.

The Fish Head Nebula🐟 is also to be seen at the bottom of the photo.

Tricky thing this, processing astro photography pics😅.

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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 🖖

IC1805 - Heart Nebula.
ZWO Seestar S50.
250mm, f5, 720 exposures of 10’’.
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IC1805 - Heart Nebula.
ZWO Seestar S50.
250mm, f5, 720 exposures of 10’’.
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Happy Space Science Saturday!
This image shows the Heart Nebula, also known as IC 1805. It gets its name due to its shape resembling the human heart, as well as the red light emissions it gives off due to the hydrogen gas within the nebula.

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The Heart & Soul Nebulae
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This is my biggest imaging project so far, I never worked with this much data before. It’s a mosaic of my recent captures of the Heart and Soul Nebulae, combined with even more data from 2024. All in all, this is a stack of 317 subs of 300s, adding up to a total exposure time of 26hrs and 25min.

Processing wasn’t easy - different kinds of multiband filters were involved, gradients overlayed each sub-stack, adding up to merge artifacts in the final mosaic. Besides that, the resolution is enormous, leading to longer processing times. I spent about 2hrs for the stacking and additional 3hrs for processing and development.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: Canon EOS 6Da
Filter: Antlia TriBand RGB Ultra, Altair TriBand
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 GT
Guiding: Svbony SV165 Guide Scope with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro

Integration time: 26hrs 25min

Full version and print available at: https://adfr.io/astro/20250506_heart_and_soul

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The Heart Nebula
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For some reason, I keep coming back to this object. I just love all of those fine details in the heart nebula and it's neighbour, the fish head nebula.

In the center of the heart nebula, there's a small open cluster of stars, called Melotte 15. These stars are responsible for the ionization of the surrounding gas, making it glow in the characteristic red hue of hydrogen alpha emissions.

The fish head nebula, also known as IC 1795, is a bright emission nebula, located in the same star-forming region as the heart nebula. It's a bit fainter than its neighbour, but still shows a lot of fine details.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: Canon EOS 6Da
Filter: Antlia TriBand RGB Ultra
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 GT
Guiding: Svbony SV165 Guide Scope with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro

Integration time: 7hrs 55min

Full version and print available at: https://adfr.io/astro/20250305_ic1805

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Here is my pastel sketch of the #HeartNebula I'm sending this to everyone who is finding today difficult for whatever reason, and it comes with a massive hug. #HappyValentinesDay from me xxx

Cosmic heart, especially for Valentine's Day.
Heart Nebula - IC 1805

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