Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

IC 1805, Heart Nebula, and Melotte 15, open cluster

15-May-2026 09:08 ADT 15-May-2026 12:08 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


IC 1805, Heart Nebula, and Melotte 15, open cluster, 10-Oct-2013

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 7 each @ 5m0s of LRGB
Total Exposure: 2h20m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 7500 ly
 
Target was intended to be IC 1805, the Heart Nebula.
However, it turned out to be bigger than I expected.
The Melotte 15 cluster looks good, though.