Wallpaper author:
Ray Blais
12 Feb 2021
The Heart Nebula
Also known as IC 1805 and Sharpless 2-190 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. Also called the running dog nebula by some, this nebula lies at a distance of approximately 7500 light years. Star cluster Melotte 15 lies in the central region of the heart nebula. Image was processed as HSO.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Heart Nebula
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 38.20592 Dec 61.37839
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Sept 2019 - 20 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 1385 | 10h | 26 |
| Luminance | 23 | 10m | 26 |
| Red | 23 | 10m | 26 |
| Green | 23 | 10m | 26 |
| Blue | 36 | 15m | 25 |