Heart Nebula Widefield (405 hrs)

by Jeffrey Horne

Objects in field: NGC 896, NGC 1027, IC 1795, IC 1805, IC 1824, IC 1831, LDN 1354, LDN 1356, LDN 1359, LDN 1360, LDN 1361, LDN 1362, LDN 1363, LDN 1364, LDN 1365, LDN 1366, LDN 1367, LDN 1368, LDN 1369, LDN 1370, LDN 1371, LDN 1372, LDN 1373, LDN 1375, LDN 1376, LBN 641, LBN 642, LBN 645, LBN 646, LBN 647, LBN 648, LBN 650, LBN 652, LBN 654, LBN 655, LBN 656, LBN 657, LBN 658, LBN 660, LBN 661, LBN 662, LBN 664, LBN 674, Sh2-190, Sh2-192, Sh2-193, Sh2-194, Sh2-196, Sh2-200, PK136+04.1, PK136+05.1, PK138+04.1

Equipment: Askar FMA180, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Integration: 405h 22m

The Heart Nebula, widefield. This image contains so many interesting things...the birthplace of stars, the death of stars, and just about everything in between. Taken over the course of 57 nights, this was a team effort between my dear friend @Drew Evans and myself. Drew acquired the Oiii data from his Bortle 2 home observatory ( NAZ Observatory ), and I gathered the Hydrogen and Sulfur data from…