The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a huge emission nebula some 7,500 light-years away from us in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen. The nebula shows both red glowing hydrogen and dark dust lanes. (7.2-inch Takahashi E-180 F2.8 Astrograph, QHYCCD QHY11 CCD camera, Hydrogen-alpha/RGB image with exposures of 120, 90, 90, and 90 minutes, respectively)
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