IC 1805 Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia

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Photographer:

vjagannathan

Location of Photo:

Washington D.C.

Date/Time of photo:

26 January 2023 / 21:18:23 - 23:56:19, 27 January 2023 / 00:01:58 - 01:36:15, 18:32:21 - 23:52:24 and 28 January 2023 / 00:18:10 - 01:09:35

Equipment:

Scope: WO Zenith Star 81mm f/6.9 with WO 6AIII Flattener/Focal Reducer x0.8; Cooled Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro at 100 Gain and 50 Offset; Mount: iOptron GEM28-EC; Guider: ZWO Off-Axis Guider; Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 174mm mini; Focuser: ZWO EAF; Light Pollution Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme Dual Bandpass - 2"; Software: Pixinsight.

Description:

I photographed IC 1805 (the Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia) on the nights of 26-28 January 2023 from a Bortle class 8 area. Having acquired 110x300s subs, which equates to 9.175 hours of total exposure, I processed the data in Pixinsight.

Website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vasu-jagannathan/albums/72177720305080806