Object:	NGC 896 in Cassiopeia RA = 02h 32m;, Dec = +61deg 29min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 10/07/13; Runningman Observatory, Carlsbad, CA Clear; excellent seeing
Equipment:	Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 f/5 530mm Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with 3 nm Astrodon filters;
Notes:	Exposures: 195 minutes of Ha and 120 minutes of OIII (15 min sub exposures) for a total of 5 hrs 15 min FOV = 96 x 65 arc minutes Color processed by assigning hydrogen to red, doubly ionized oxygen to blue. A virtual green/yellow channel was created by blending the Ha and OIII channels. NGC 896 is a region of faint hydrogen alpha emission that is situated in the northwestern corner of the Heart Nebula (IC1805). NGC 896 is a particularly rich area of ionized HII and dark molecular clouds. 7,500 light years away Reduced to 60% of original Back to Images