To me, this is one of the most beautiful areas in the night sky, rivaling Rho Ophiuchi. Tucked away in the center of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805 or Sh2-190) 7,500 light years away in Cassiopeia lies this incredible field of high-mass stars and flowing gaseous textures. Although astronomers typically refer to what you see here as Melotte 15, that catalogue designation actually refers to the young cluster of giant stars at its center. These stars, generally less than 15 million years old, have sculpted the gas formations into this rich field.