The Heart Nebula March 4 2013
This emission nebula IC 1805, also called the heart nebula is in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy. It requires a telescope for viewing and is also called the Running Dog nebula. It is composed of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds. It is 7,500 light years away and this image shows that it is 200 light years across. Near the center of the nebula is the star cluster called Melotte 15 which is very young at only 1.5 million years of age. It is is the constellation Cassiopeia and this image has the span of about four times the diameter of the moon. I found this image interesting because we have been studying the formation of stars and this nebula is the perfect example of a young star cluster forming from the matter in the nebula.
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