211112 - IC410 "Tadpoles" nebula

ASTRO:
     type=HII emission nebula
     mag=6.5
     const=Casseopeia
     dist=7,500 ly
     size=120 ly
IMAGE:
     location=EB Driveway
     BrtlCls=5
     exposure=DSLR OSC; 33x420s (3.9h), ISO3200
​     palette=blended RGB + HOO
EQUIPMENT:
​     optics=ES102CF APO / Stellarvue 1.0x fld-fltnr, FL=714mm, f/7.0
     camera=Nikon D90 (mod)
     filter=Radian Triad Ultra Quad NB
     mount=Celestron AVX
     guiding=Orion 60x240mm, ZWO ASi224MC
SOFTWARE:
     acquisition=APT, PHD2, Stellarium
     processing=PixInsight (RCAstro), Photoshop (APF-R), LrC

Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805 known as the "Heart" nebula. 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, this cluster of stars is scattered in a colorful skyscape, along with dark dust clouds in silhouette against glowing atomic gas. The view spans about 15 light-years and includes emissions from elemental ionized hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen atoms. The object is located about 7,500 light years away toward the constellation Cassiopeia.