• Heart and Soul Nebulae
  • Heart and Soul Nebulae
    Annotated image
  • IC 1805 and IC 1848 are the Heart and Soul Nebulae in Cassiopeia.
  • Hover over the picture for an annotated version
  • Date:  15 November 2023
  • FOV:  Approximately 6° 45' × 4° 30'; the angular size of IC 1848 is 60' × 30'
  • Telescope:  Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • SVBony SV165 Mini 40mm f/4 guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  ZWO AM5 mount
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI6200MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 100
  • Pixel size:  3.76 μm
  • Resolution:  2.596 arcsec/pixel
  • Filter:  Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band, 240 sec, 300 gain
  • Stacking:  Ninety-six 240 second frames using Pixinsight
  • Calibration frames:  20 dark, 20 flat, 20 dark flats
  • Total Time:  6 hours 24 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, GHS, Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY