niteskys.com - NGC896 Nebula in Cassiopeia
 

Image Data

October 10, 2007
October 15, 2007
November 3, 2007
November 5, 2007

330 minutes Ha
120 minutes red
120 minutes green
120 minutes blue

Equipment Used

Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Takahashi NJP Mount
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8A
Tru-Balance Filters

Processing Tools

CCDStack
Photoshop CS3

 
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Two nebula that make up the northwest portion of the Heart Nebula are NGC896 and IC1795.  NGC896 is the brighter centered area.  IC1795 includes NGC896 and the larger surrounding area.  In addition to the emission nebula, many dark nebulae can be seen.