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Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Ferrara (Italy)
Date/Time of photo:
05/09/2025 00:00
Equipment:
Konus 200/1000 @950mm, Asi224mc camera, Sky-Watcher Eq6r Pro Mount, Optolong L-Para filter 711x60"
Description:
The heart of the Heart Nebula (also known as IC 1805 or Sh2-190), located about 7500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, consists of a small cluster of stars at its center that "illuminates" it, giving it its heart-like shape. This open cluster, known as Melotte 15, contains a few bright stars almost 50 times the mass of our Sun and many other fainter stars.
