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IC IC 1805

Heart Nebula

Emission Nebula
Cassiopeia
Intermediate

Large HII region; often paired with IC 1848.

Angular size
150′
Magnitude
6.5
Best months
October, November, December
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Catalog IDs
IC 1805;Sh2-190
Common aliases
Heart Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

Radian
Radian Raptor 61
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics RedCat 51
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Borg
Borg 55FL
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera Pro
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO Seestar S50
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera II
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Radian Raptor 61 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 7.50° × 5.00°
Scale 2.82″/px
Target fills 50% of frame
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William Optics RedCat 51 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 45% of frame
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Borg 55FL + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 96% of frame
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Related emission nebulas

IC IC 1848
Soul Nebula
NGC NGC 1499
California Nebula
IC IC 1396
Elephant's Trunk
NGC NGC 7000
North America Nebula
IC IC 2177
Seagull Nebula
Messier M8
Lagoon Nebula
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