IC1805 - "Heart Nebula" in Cassiopeia

Heart Nebula
   
Lens: Nikon 300ED @f/4.5
Camera: Canon 400D (Hap Griffin modified); Raw capture; ISO 800
Mount: Orion Sirius
Guiding: Orion SSAG on 200mm lens
Exposures:

20@ 5 min.

Processing:

Images were focused, captured, and aligned with ImagesPlus. The combined image was adjusted (Levels, Curves, Shadows/Highlights) in Photoshop CS. Grain Surgery was applied to smooth the image.

Location:

Nebraska Star Party on 7/31/08.
Note: Seeing was slightly better than average; humidity was low. Temperature: 65F

   
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