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Photographer:

Jeff Reitzel

Location of Photo:

Chubbuck, Idaho

Date/Time of photo:

Oct 2-5, 2021

Equipment:

Svx102T, 0.74x reducer, Paramount MyT mount, QHY268M camera, with Astronomik narrow band and deep sky RGB filters

Description:

IC 1805 is a huge emission nebula located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Energy from the small star cluster in the center known as Melotte 15 illuminates and shapes this nebula into the beautiful "Heart" shape we see. This image is 14 hours total including both Narrow Band and RGB data.

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/Jeff_Reitzel/