Locomotoring

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Chaos overhead, the heart nebula

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Would the heart nebula (IC 1805) be accessible on Valentine’s day? Don’t know for sure, but most likely. Taken with the QHY 268 color camera and the 300 mm Redcat 61 telescope. The image integrates 120 minutes from Bortle 7 skies. There are two bright portions in the heart nebula, one is at heart of heart, it is an open cluster referred to as Melotte 15. Then, there is the fishhead nebula (IC 1795), like a small pendant at the bottom of the heart (image left).
Cutout of the fishhead nebula (link). Here I see the fish head.
Cutout of the Melotte 15, with promises of chaos. To see what it might look like, check out Hubble’s image of the heart of the heart nebula.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:00 am

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