IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula (2004)
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An earlier attempt at IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, taken in 2004 with a Takahashi FSQ-106 and SBIG STL-6303E.
Location: The Ballauer Observatory near Azle, Texas
Date: September 8, 2004
Temperature: 60 degrees F
Seeing: 8/10, steady
Transparency: 8/10
Scope/Mount: Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/5 and Tak NJP mount
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E, self-guided
Filter: Custom Scientific 4.5nm Hydrogen-Alpha
Exposure Info: HaRGB image - 150:20:20:20 minutes (15 min. subexposures for luminance; 5 min. subexposures for RGB, binned 2x2)
Processing Info: Dark frame calibration, flat-fields, de-blooming, registration, and average combine of all channels in MaxIm 4.0. Digital development in MaxIm. Blending of final data, levels, curves, unsharp mask, despeckle, and color balance in Photoshop CS.
Extra notes: The red channel is blended 50/50 with the Ha luminance. Full luminance used on final combine. Special thanks to Three Rivers Foundation (3RF) for the use of some of the equipment used in creating this image.