IC1805 - THE HEART NEBULA


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Date: 18th Aug 2012
Scope: SkyWatcher ED80
Camera: Atik 314L+ Baader 7nm Ha Filter
Exposure: 15 X 10mins @ -5degC
Guiding: Brightstar OAG
Location: Bromley, Kent.
Comments: This is the very centre part of a massive nebula known as the Heart Nebula. I love this nebula - the centre is so intricate and all the twists and twirls remind me of an old gnarled tree.
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