The Heart Nebula

Here is an image that I spent several weeks imaging. I had wanted to do this one for a long time. This image is the longest expsure image I have ever taken also! Like the Christmas Tree Nebula Region image you will find in a different thread on this forum, this image was taken from the Miller Observatory in Lincoln, NE. Heres the details:

The Heart Nebula
Scope: Takahashi Epsilon 250
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount
Camera: SBIG STL11000M
Filters: Astrodon RGB and 6nm H-alpha
Total Exp Time: 13 hrs

This image is what I call an "H-alphaR H-alphaR G B" image. This is because I composed a single frame out of the H-alpha data and the R data and used this frame for the Luminance channel as well as the Red channel. No image taken with a Luminance filter is included in this image.

Enjoy!

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And here is the 7 hrs of H-alpha data.

Taylor

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Taylor,
All three (horsehead, Tree, and Heart) are very fine images. I think I agree with you, the Christmas Tree is the most stunning of the three. But this Heart is a pretty close second.

Amazing shots Taylor! 8)
Thank you for sharing!