Astrophotography by Keith B. Quattrocchi
IC 1805
Central Region of the Heart Nebula in Cassiopia
Narrow Band Image
Copyright 2008
Keith B Quattrocchi
IC 1805
Central Region of the Heart Nebula in Cassiopia
Narrow Band Image
Copyright 2008
Keith B Quattrocchi
Image Acquisition Information
Telescope: 16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien Telescope (ion milled at f/9)
Location: The Lost Valley Observatory, loated at Sierra Remote
Observatories in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
Camera: SBIG STL-6303
Guiding: Astrodon MOAG AOG (SBIG 237 with .65 FLR)
Filters: Astrodon Ha, SII, OIII
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Acquisition Programs: The Sky,CCDAutopliot III, CCD Soft.
Processing Programs: CCDStack, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Date:: November 28-December 15, 2007
Time: 14x20 min ( 4 hours) each for Ha, SII, OIII: total 12 hrs
Processing: CCD Stack and PhotoShop CS/3
Image Information: IC 1805 is the designation of a young star cluster and the emission nebula surrounding it. The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul Nebula (IC 1848) are in close proximity in Cassiopia.
Processing Comments: The Narrow Band Image was produced using the Hubble Palette (SII, Ha, OIII). The resulting NB image was then overlayed in PS CS/e with another weak Ha layer, enhancing the nebulosity. Further processing such as data stretching, High Pass Filter and Kodak Digital Gem in PS CS/3.
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