[dr_lew]

Here's the "HEART":

Check the specs for this at the wiki site File:IC1805 -- H-alpha + RGB.jpg

Exposure: 26 x 10 minutes H-alpha plus 13 x 10 minutes RGB = 6h30m total exposure, ISO800, f/4.8

... for starters!

[dr_lew]

Here's the center of the ( totally awesome ) wiki HEART image excerpted, rotated, and expanded to approximately match the APOD:

So consider well what the APOD is showing you. OTOH, consider how amazing it is that the wiki image is that close to it!