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- Removing stars from my astronomical image to process a starless version (below left) and a stars-only version (below right) for separate processing.
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- IC 1805 (Heart Nebula)
– Type: Bright Nebulae Emission (BNe)
– Magnitude: +6.5
– Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)
– RA: 02h 33m / DEC: +61 26`
– Distance: 6,900 light years / radius 165 light years
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- Starless IC 1805
Its unmistakable heart‑shaped structure.
The nebula’s glowing hydrogen gas and dark dust lanes naturally form a shape that resembles a human heart. This striking silhouette is one of the main reasons it’s so iconic in astrophotography.
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- NGC 6992 (Network or Eastern Veil Nebula)
– Type: Bright Nebulae Emission (BNe)
– Magnitude: +7.4
– Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
– RA: 20h 57m / DEC: +31 13`
– Distance: 1,470 light years / 45 light years across
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- Starless NGC 6992
NGC 6992 is famous because it’s one of the most dramatic and photogenic parts of the Veil Nebula, the vast supernova remnant in Cygnus. It’s the long, filamentary eastern arc.
It’s often called “The Eastern Veil” or “The Network Nebula”.
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- Sh2-276 (Barnard’s Loop)
– Type: Bright Nebulae Emission (BNe)
– Magnitude: +7.4
– Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
– RA: 20h 57m / DEC: +31 13`
– Distance: 1,470 light years / 45 light years across
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- Starless SH2-276
Barnard’s Loop (catalogue designation Sh2-276) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion.
It is part of the Orion molecular cloud complex which also contains the Dark Horsehead and bright Orion Nebulae.
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