Melotte 15 - Close up of the Heart nebula
This is a three pane mosaic of the middle of the Heart nebula that I specifically wanted to capture in a more letterbox style image so that I could get the middle of the areas as well as the more 'lacy' area upper left.
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: TMB 152/1200
C: QSI690-wsg with Chroma 3nm narrowband filters
Pane 1 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
Pane 2 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
Pane 3 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
45 hours of total integration time
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: TMB 152/1200
C: QSI690-wsg with Chroma 3nm narrowband filters
Pane 1 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
Pane 2 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
Pane 3 - 10x1800s in Ha, OIII and SII
45 hours of total integration time
Situated 7500 light years away in the ‘W’-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia, the Heart Nebula is a vast region of glowing gas, energized by a cluster of young stars at its centre. The image depicts the central region, where dust clouds are being eroded and moulded into rugged shapes by the searing cosmic radiation. The star cluster is known as Melotte 15.
Details M: Avalon Linear fast reverse T: AT 8" RC CF C: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha and OIII filters 17x1800s Ha 9x1800s OIII Totalling 13 hours |