Image of the day

Captured by
andrews porter

Shark head

My Account

New to Astromart?

Register an account...

Need Help?

IC 1795 Fish Head Nebula image

IC 1795 Fish Head Nebula

Contains: Deep sky object
Acquisition Details
  • Number of frames:
  • FPS:
  • Focal length:
  • CMI/CMII/CMIII:
Description

IC 1795 is a star forming region located approx. 6,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia. Situated next to IC 1805 the Heart Nebula, it is part of a complex of star forming regions that lie at the edge of a large molecular cloud. This is a Tri-color Narrow Band Image using the Hubble color palette. Data was taken on 20, 21, 22 & 24 October 2020 from Lockwood Valley, California Ha 260 minutes 1x binned, 20 min sub-exposures OIII 340 minutes 1x binned, 20 min sub-exposures SII 520 minutes 1x binned, 20 min sub-exposures Total Exposure Time = 18 hours 40 min Camera: SBIG STXL-11002M, Scope: Planewave CDK-17 at f/6.8, Mount: Paramount ME Off-Axis Guided with SBIG Self-Guiding Filter Wheel