Zdobienie / Decoration

IC 1848 – Soul Nebula

Zdobienie / Decoration

IC 1848 – Soul Nebula

6000 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is an emission nebula showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas.

IC 1848 (also OCL 364) is also used to describe the open cluster associated with the Soul Nebula, that highlights the nebula. Its brightness is 6.5 magnitude.

IC1848 with reduced stars

IC 1848 – Sould Nebula – reduced stars brightness

The Soul Nebula is related to the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). Both mentioned nebulae, cover an area of approximately 300 light-years. They both emit bright red light from hydrogen emmision.

IC1848

IC 1848 – Soul Nebula

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerhout_5

 

Technical information

  • Date: 12.2020

  • Composition: APP

  • Processing: APP + RT + GIMP + add-ons (Linux)

  • Total exposure time minus defective light frames: 4h 36min.,

  • Lights: 238

  • Calibration frames: Flats, Bias, Darks

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