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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