Heart Nebula

Here’s my latest capture of the Heart Nebula, glowing 7,500 light years away in Cassiopeia. The deep reds come from hydrogen gas energized by young stars in the center. I love how the Fish Head Nebula shows up in the lower right like it’s photobombing the shot. This was taken from my driveway using the GT71 and ASI294MC Pro.

Mount: SW HEQ5 Pro
Telescope: WO GT71
Camera: ASI294MC Pro
Filter: L-Pro and Alp-T
Guiding: WO Uniguide 50mm scope w/ ASI220 Mini
Asiair Plus

Lights: Alp-T: 286/300sec/L-Pro: 452/180 sec/120 gain/32 F
Calibration: 25 dark/ 25 flat/
25 dark flat
Processing: PixInsight and Photoshop