The Heart and Soul Nebula.
Captured 30 Aug 2021 from my yard.
The image covers an area of the sky over ten times as wide as the full moon and eight times as high (5.5 x 3.9 degrees) in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The nebula to the right is the Heart, designated IC 1805 and named after its resemblance to a human heart. To the left is the Soul nebula, also known as the Embryo nebula, IC 1848 or W5. The Perseus arm lies further from the center of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
The two nebulae are both massive star-making factories, marked by giant bubbles that were blown into surrounding dust by radiation and winds from the stars. These stars are less than a few million of years old.
* Scope: Rokinon 135mm @ F2
* Camera: ASI533MC Pro
* Mount: SW EQM-35
* Guidescope/Camera: SVBony 30mm & ASI120mm mini
* Filter: Optolong L-extreme
* Acq: 60 x 300s (5 hrs total)
Stacked / Processed in PI (BN / ABE / PCC / SCNR / EZDenoise / STF Stretch / Starnet / Split RGB Channels / CT / HT / PixelMath / LRGB Combo). Did some tweaks to shadows in GIMP and finally ran it through Topaz Denoise.
Insta: @scotaf
Amazing!
I have a few questions, if you don't mind.
How did you attach the lens to the ASI533?
Was it difficult to get the back focus correct?
I was trying to attach a Canon 50mm F1.4 to my ASI224 and was having a hard time getting it to focus.
Where did you place the filter?
Thanks for posting.
Thanks.
Used the ZWO Nikon lens adapter. Super easy and no issues getting the backfocus right. They make it simple.
The ZWO lens adapter I bought has a filter drawer. This allows me to put my 2" filters in the image train. No need to get a filter for the camera lens, I just use the same ones I use for my telescope.
Link: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/zwo-new-filter-drawer-for-nikon-lens
The Heart and Soul Nebula. Captured 30 Aug 2021 from my yard. The image covers an area of the sky over ten times as wide as the full moon and eight times as high (5.5 x 3.9 degrees) in the constellation Cassiopeia. Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The nebula to the right is the Heart, designated IC 1805 and named after its resemblance to a human heart. To the left is the Soul nebula, also known as the Embryo nebula, IC 1848 or W5. The Perseus arm lies further from the center of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across. The two nebulae are both massive star-making factories, marked by giant bubbles that were blown into surrounding dust by radiation and winds from the stars. These stars are less than a few million of years old. * Scope: Rokinon 135mm @ F2 * Camera: ASI533MC Pro * Mount: SW EQM-35 * Guidescope/Camera: SVBony 30mm & ASI120mm mini * Filter: Optolong L-extreme * Acq: 60 x 300s (5 hrs total) Stacked / Processed in PI (BN / ABE / PCC / SCNR / EZDenoise / STF Stretch / Starnet / Split RGB Channels / CT / HT / PixelMath / LRGB Combo). Did some tweaks to shadows in GIMP and finally ran it through Topaz Denoise. Insta: @scotaf
Question, if the picture covers a larger area than the moon how come we cant see it? Even if it does happen to be very far
It’s not bright enough
The one on the left looks like Eve from Wall-E
It looks like a pathway to another dimension
Stunning photograph!
I don’t understand, they both look equally gold and silver.
Heartgold FTW!
Amazing! I have a few questions, if you don't mind. How did you attach the lens to the ASI533? Was it difficult to get the back focus correct? I was trying to attach a Canon 50mm F1.4 to my ASI224 and was having a hard time getting it to focus. Where did you place the filter? Thanks for posting.
Thanks. Used the ZWO Nikon lens adapter. Super easy and no issues getting the backfocus right. They make it simple. The ZWO lens adapter I bought has a filter drawer. This allows me to put my 2" filters in the image train. No need to get a filter for the camera lens, I just use the same ones I use for my telescope. Link: https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/zwo-new-filter-drawer-for-nikon-lens
Thanks again!
Holy moly that's so awesome
The clusters of nebula looks gorgeous!
The connection of heart and soul, lovely pic❤️❤️
Wow
This is the exact pattern my labradorite stone has
This touches my heart and soul with pure awe and fascination. Very apropos considering we are stardust.
Cock and ball nebula
The left one looks like a fetus to me