Pictured above is the emission nebula IC 1805. It is a mix of interstellar gas and dark dust clouds that lies about 7500 light years away from where Perseus resides in our galaxy. This nebula is nicknamed the Heart Nebula, perfect for Valentines day. The clouds are shaped by stellar winds and radiation from the nebula's newborn star Melotte 15. This heart is found inside Cassiopeia, the queen. I chose this photo because of it's correlation with what we just studied pertaining to emission nebulaes and what we are currently studying pertaining to how stars form. Also, it's pretty.
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