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Name / Constellation

IC 1805

Other: SH-2 190; LBN 654; Cr 26; Lund 81; W4; OCL-352; Heart Nebula

Cas

Coordinates AR: 02h 32m 35.6sec - Dec: +61° 29' 02"
Optics Takahashi FSQ 106N APO Fluorite F5
Camera-Mount ZWO ASI 2400 MC Pro - ZWO ASI174Mini Guider (OAG)- 10Micron GM2000 QCI Mount
Filters Askar Magic D1 Dual Band Ha-O3
Exposure
  • Ha-O3
  • IS2-O3
  • 74 x 300 sec - 6h 10m
  • 58 x 300 sec - 4h 50m
 
Location / Date Promiod (Valle D'Aosta-Italy) "TLP" Remote Observatory - Nov 2025
Seeing About 3" @ 2.3 arcosec/pixel unbinned
Note SHO Palette
Acquisition NINA
Processing Adobe Photoshop -
Comment

 

7500 light-years away, was discovered by W. Herschel on 03 november 1787 and it's an emission nebula. It has an open cluster on its centre, Melotte 15, while the brightest component of this nebula (The Knot) is also classified as NGC 896. This narrowband image is composed by Oxigen 3, H alpha and Sulfur 2 emissions and processed with HST palette. Apparent mag 18.3, apparent dimensions 150' x 150'.