IC 1805 Heart Nebula
IC 1805 Heart Nebula
This was last weeks project for me… I may not have a 6200, but my little 1600mm in a 2×2 mosaic gets me close after 5 nights. I was pretty happy with how the mosaic came out in Ha, so added some Sii and Oiii data to it. Not a ton of Oiii, but enough that I enjoyed making this area come out. I usually enjoy a little deeper blues, but the teal was fairly natural and left it alone.
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters: Baader Ultra-Highspeed F/2 3.5nm & 4nm Filters.
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster: ASG Photon Cage
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.4m Automated
Bortle: 3
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Date: August 12th – 17th, 2022
Ha: 246 x 240 seconds
Oiii: 94 x 240 seconds
Sii: 173 x 240 seconds
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 30 for each filter
Gain: 139
Cooling: -5
Processing Software: Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, captured using NINA, Processed in PixInsight
