NGC 1027 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is visible at the eastern part of the constellation, between two emission nebulae, the Heart and Soul Nebula. However, it is not physically associated with the two nebulae, lying in the foreground, about 3,000 light years away from the Solar System. The apparent magnitude of the cluster is 6.7 and can be seen with 10×50 binoculars around a 7th magnitude star, which is not however a member of the cluster. The brightest member of the cluster has an apparent magnitude of 9.3.
Object Designations: M12 or NGC 6218
Also known as: The Heart and Soul Nebula
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Object Type: open cluster
Distance: 3100 light-years away
Magnitude: 6.7
Discovery: Charles Messier in 1787
This final image is:
20 – 30 second subs at 100 gain – no filter – 10 minutes of integration
I processed the images using Pixinsight using:
Blink to clear out low quality images
Weighted Batch Balance
SpectroPhotometricCalibration
AutomaticBackgroundExtractor
BlurExterminator
NoiseExterminator
GeneralizedHyperbolicStrectch
ColorCalibration on both versions
StarXTerminator
Curves on both versions using other version as mask
Pixmath to put stars back with both images.
