Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
29 Apr 2021
Heart Nebula
The Heart Nebula, also known as IC 1805 or Sharpless 2-190, lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is an emission nebula showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.
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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 |