Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
A heart-shaped nebula, photographed under the dark skies of Poloniny.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 5 287 × 3 965 px (21 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- ≈ 4:3
- File size
- 21.8 MB
- Recommended print size
- 44 × 33 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
67 × 50 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close. - Suitable for
- For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
- Licence
- Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
- Watermark
- No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
- Delivery
- Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.
About the object
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in Cassiopeia lies about 7,500 light years away. Its shape was carved by a cluster of young, very hot stars at its centre, whose radiation and stellar winds push the surrounding gas away.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 29 August 2025 (start, several nights)
- Total exposure
- 5 h 15 min (63 × 300 s)
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Focal length
- 449 mm
- Mount
- ZWO AM5N
- Location
- Poloniny Dark-Sky Park, Slovakia
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.0-beta3
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 8.5.1 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.