Here is my latest Hubble Palette (SHO) version, a very wide view of The Heart IC1805 and Soul Nebula IC1848 using data from Grand Mesa Observatory’s System 1a the William Optics Redcat together with a QHY16200A Monochrome CCD, this combination is giving a field of view of approximately 6 x 5 degrees, In this Hubble Palette version the H-Alpha is mapped to green, SII is mapped to red and OIII is mapped to the blue channel. Captured over 6 nights in 2020 and 2021 for a total acquisition time of 15.3 hours. 7000-7500 light-years distant in the constellation of Cassiopeia lie the emission nebulae colloquially known as the Heart and The Soul Nebulae. The gasses (mostly hydrogen) that comprise the nebulae are being ionized by the stars within the region and as a result, the gasses glow, much like a neon sign. The pressures exerted upon the material by the stars nearby are causing the material to become compressed. When enough of the gas becomes highly compacted, it triggers the birth of new stars. In effect, this is a beautiful snapshot of a multimillion-year process of an enormous cloud of dust and gas transforming itself into new stars. Technical Details Captured and processed by: Terry Hancock Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado Sep 29th, Oct 14th, 16th, Nov 11th 2020, Jan 1st and 2nd 2021 HA 270 min 27 x 600 sec OIII 340 min 34 x600 sec SII 310 min 31 x 600 sec Filters by Chroma Camera: QHY16200A Gain 0, Offset 130 Calibrated with Flat, Dark and Bias Frames. Optics: William Optics Redcat 51 APO @ F4.9 EQ Mount: Paramount MEII Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6 Pre Processing in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop CC Star Removal by Starnet



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Comet C/2020 M3 Atlas in emerald green color passes by the main colorful nebula of the Constellation Auriga in this image captured and processed from Grand Mesa Observatory on 12/8/2020 by Terry Hancock and Tom Masterson. This image was captured using QHYCCD’s latest offering the QHY410C Back Illuminated Full Frame one shot color CMOS camera that we have the honor of testing. The main nebulae in this image are the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) the comma shaped red and white/purple nebula to the top and right along with the Tadpole Nebula (NGC 1893) located to the center left. Comet C/2020 M3 Atlas is seen almost ‘touching’ the Tadpole Nebula in this image. Distance-wise Comet C/2020 M3 Atlas was a mere 3.74 light-minutes from Earth when this image was captured while the Flaming Star Nebula is about 1,400 light-years distant and further still is the Tadpole Nebula which is roughly 12,400 light-years away. Technical Info:Total Integration time 3.3 hours Location: Grand Mesa Observatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado

Date of capture: December 9th, 2020Color RGGB 200 min, 100 x 120 sec Camera: QHY410C Back Illuminated Full Frame Color CMOS Gain 0, Offset 76Read Mode: High Gain Mode Calibrated with Dark, Bias and Flat Frames Optics: Takahashi E-180 Astrograph Image Acquisition software Maxim DL6Pre-Processed in Pixinsight Post Processed in Photoshop


Copyright Information: Terry Hancock and Tom Masterson