Heart Nebula · 2020-04-27

The Heart Nebula, IC 1805 which lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia.

The Heart Nebula, IC 1805 which lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on 3 November 1787. It is an emission nebula showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.

A total of 6 hours and 20 min. exposure. This used Drizzle integration for the 1st time.

Exposure	26*300 sec + 25 * 600 sec
ISO	800
Camera	Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
Optics	Skywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor
Filter	Radian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2020-04-27
Processing	Processed in PixInsight and Lightroom.