IC 1805 Published in Astronomy Now Magazine March 2017
IC 1805 is a central part of the Heart Nebula in the constellation Perseus. It is around 7,500 light years from Earth.
TARGET Nomenclature: IC 1805, Heart Nebula, Sharpless 2-190, Sh2-190, NGC 896 Right Ascension: 02:33:22 Declination: +61:26:36 Size: 150 arc min Discovery:William Herschel on 3 November 1787
EQUIPMENT USED Altair Astro 115ED Refractor AZ-EQ6 mount QSI683WSG CCD camera Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE 5nm Ha: 22x1800 bin 1x1 3nm OIII: 3x1800 bin 2x2 5nm SII: 4x1800 bin 2x2 Total integration: 14.5 hours Pixel scale: 1.398 arcsec/pixel Field radius: 0.712 degrees Capture dates: 4 November - 26 December 2016 Capture location: Chiswick, London