MELOTTE 15 IN IC1805 (Heart Nebula). CASSIOPEIA

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LOCATE INFRARED OBSERVATORY, Leon (Spain) 2010 Setp. PROCESSED IN 2011_2013
TELESCOPE TAKAHASHI TOA 130 APO + EXTENDER @ f/11,5 (1.500 mm)
MOUNT TAKAHASHI EM400 TEMMA 2
CAMERA CCD+ QHY9 (-25º)
GUIDE STV CAMERA / EZ GUIDER 60mm.
EXPOSURE TOTAL 23h / 36 subexp. 30 /54 min ( Ha=7h 30 min - OIII=7h 54 min, SII 8h 15 min) BINNING 1X1 y 2X2
FILTERS Ha 6 nm Astronomik, OIII y SII Baader
PROCESS
MAXIM, PHOTOSHOP, NOISEWARE, CARBONI ACTIONS, HLVG
CALIBRATION DARKS, FLATS
NOTES Narrowband image in SHO (Hubble Palette). Very bad seeging.
REFERENCES http://observatorio.info/2010/09/melotte-15-en-el-corazon/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IC1805 Nebula is in the constellation Cassiopeia. In the central part of the cloud shines Melotte 15, a cluster of giant stars, young and very hot. The ultraviolet radiation from massive stars sculpted this fantastic gas column. Is commonly identified with the name of Melotte 15. The age of the cluster is estimated at a million and a half years and its distance from Earth, about 7,500 light years.