Entangled pair of stars WeBo 1 suitably caught in Heart Nebula IC1805, with Melotte 15

2023November 2023
Written By Charles Lillo

Image Title: Entangled pair of stars WeBo 1 suitably caught in Heart Nebula IC1805, with Melotte 15

Date image was taken: November 05, 2023

Location: Cork

Image Description and Details: Close up of IC1805 Heart nebula and the star forming region in the middle Melotte 15. Webo 1 is bottom left - a binary star system rotating around each other every 4.7 days!

Equipment Details: From a 2 Panel Mosaic, this is a crop

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ85

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Camera: ASI1600MM Pro

3nm Chroma Oiii - 13 hours (360s x 133), Gain 200

6nm Astronomik Ha - 10hrs (360s x 100), Gain 200

6nm Astronomik Sii - 10hrs (360s x 97), Gain 200

Copyright: Sara Harvey

Name: Sara Harvey

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