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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

Recommended telescopes

Radian
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
300mm f/4.9 · 61mm aperture
Frames 56% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 7.50° × 5.00°
Scale 2.82″/px
Target fills 50% of frame
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FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 45% of frame
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FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 96% of frame
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