Often called the "heart of the Heart Nebula" in astrophotography-- the glowing "young" star cluster (center-right) and its amazing structure. My 115mm telescope does not shoot wide enough to capture the entire shape of the wider Heart complex, and I've done even a further crop of my data to bring Melotte 15 more forward in the comp. Read more from NASA below if you'd like :)
For my astro-friends, this is a narrowband HOO palette, and my first project processed within the powerful PixInsight software. I will never go back :)
From nasa.gov:
Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. About 1.5 million years young, the cluster stars are scattered in this colorful skyscape, along with dark dust clouds in silhouette against glowing atomic gas. The view spans about 15 light-years. Wider field images reveal that IC 1805's simpler, overall outline suggests its popular name - The Heart Nebula. IC 1805 is located about 7,500 light years away.
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.... and of course the Running Man nebula... don't you see him running? Just say yes and we'll move on :)
The core of this star-forming nebula is so bright that I took a series of separate 15 sec exposures to try to tame it. The main image is about 3 hours of data stacked from 2 minute individual exposures.
An interesting blurb from nasa.gov regarding the Mayans take on this naked eye nebula:
"The Mayan culture’s likening of the Orion Nebula to a cosmic fire of creation is very apt. The nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged. Its bright, central region is the home of four massive, young stars that shape the nebula."
For my astro friends:
AT115 EDT triplet refractor
William Optics 0.8x Flat 6AIII reducer
ASI 071MC color camera
EQ6R-Pro mount
Baader UV/IR filter
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My home-away-from-home for 12 nights was The Ocean Explorer, shown here at the dock in Ushuaia, The City at the End of the World. It's a new ice-class expedition ship that can go further south in Antarctica than 95% of the other ships that offer such cruises. We made it all the way down to 68 degrees, 17 minutes south - well below the Antarctic Circle.
My 365-2023: #21 of 365
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The Orion Constellation and the Milky Way over West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine.
Nikon Z 6 with NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens @ 14mm. The sky is a star stack of 20 exposures, each at f/2.8, 8 seconds, ISO 3200. Stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker for low noise. The lighthouse is from a single 4 minute exposure at f/4 and ISO 1600 for a sharper and lower noise exposure. All shots from the same spot on the same night without moving the camera.
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Who knew? We have a habit of visiting state capitol buildings when we travel. New York was on the list for a recent trip. I knew about this staircase, I had seen images. But you don't really know what its like until you are there. WOW. This staircase is called the million dollar staircase. When you are there, you know why. The stairs are very much like Escher's Stairs, in that they seem to have no end. Every turn is a totally different perspective and looks like a different staircase. There are 444 steps and 77 faces carved into them. You don't see the faces in this image, but they are there. The main architect was the famous Henry Hobson Richardson. If you know his work, you can tell this is his. He did not finish it, he died first. Sad. he would have loved it.
Sometimes you get beat up on a shoot and come home with nothing. Sometimes, rarely, the opposite. I came back with several images of the inside of the Capitol building that blew me away. You will probably see more over time.
This is a 5 image blend to tame highlights, but to be honest, I did not use much from them, this is 99% one frame. No tripod, though I regret that. Sometimes I can be a very lazy photographer, I have to be honest.
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