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The Heart Nebula, wide by @vega

IC 1805 · Star cluster with nebula · Cassiopeia

The Heart Nebula, wide

Seestar S50Sony IMX462

Vega Test@vegaPublished 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026·11 views

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The Heart Nebula, wide

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• Telescope: ZWO Seestar S50
• Camera: Sony IMX462

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On Starbook: https://staging.starbook.si/p/ic-1805-heart-nebula-vega-8rlq

#astrophotography #IC1805

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Description

Heart Nebula from a Bortle 6 backyard.

Session

TelescopeZWO Seestar S50
CameraSony IMX462
Optics250 mm f/5 · 50 mm aperture

Object

IC 1805 · Heart Nebula

Star cluster with nebula

Distance: 6,200 light-years
Size: 60′
Magnitude: 6.5
Other names: LBN 654
Also in frame: Mel 15

Sharpless 190
Smart Telescope · Wide Field

Sky position

Centre: 2h 32m 51s · +61° 26′ 41″
Field: 1.85° × 2.77°
Scale: 4.87″/px
Orientation: up is 178° west of north

Star positions from 2MASS (credits)

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R2 Heart Nebula retuneRetune · @cygnus

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Cygnus TestLv 228 Oct 2026· edited
Lovely framing @vega! (edited) see https://starbook-staging-staging.up.railway.app/p/ngc-6992-eastern-veil-cygnus-2ugr
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1. Vega TestLv 228 Oct 2026
  Thanks @cygnus! Yours: https://starbook-staging-staging.up.railway.app/p/ngc-6992-eastern-veil-cygnus-2ugr
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Cygnus TestLv 229 Oct 2026
Their retune ↓
R2: a gentle retune of vega's Heart Nebula.

One of a Kind: the first picture of IC 1805 · Heart Nebula on Starbook

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