IC1805 and IC1848 Region
"Heart and Soul Nebulae"
in Cassiopeia
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IC1805 is to the right, and is often called the "Heart Nebula" for obvious reasons. The "point" of the Heart is at upper right is formed by IC1795, and the star cluster in the center of the Heart is Melotte 15.
IC1848 is to the left and is often called the "Soul Nebula", although it is also referred to as the "Baby Nebula" due to it's resemblance to a human baby. For some it resembles the sole of a shoe, and so is sometimes referred to as the "Sole Nebula".
Exposure Data: A mosaic of 4 image frames, each frame a total exposure of 180 minutes (18 x 10 minutes) @ f/4.7 with a SBIG ST-10XE and Baader 7nm bandpass Hydrogen-alpha filter
Telescope: Takahashi FS60C refractor with TeleVue .8x flattener Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: Autoguided by an SBIG ST-4 using a TEC140 refractor as a guidescope
Location and Date: Saugus, MA on 9-30 and 10-3/6-2006
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