Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896
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IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH), Gilbert Ikezaki
IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH)
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IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH)

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IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH), Gilbert Ikezaki
IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH)
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IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH)

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Here I'm using drizzle, only starless subframes, and color separation and re-synthesis. Remapping the color palette can make a dramatic difference. Each color map brings out different details. Oxygen in the center, Hydrogen all over but especially at the wave front, and Sulfur at the edges of the expanding clouds. These nebulae are star forming regions of gas being pushed away by a few massive stars in the center. The youngest stars are at the edges of the nebulae, where the stars are formed. Star formation is initiated by the higher pressures cause by the wave of moving gases hitting stationary gases. The gases in these star formation regions are what was left over from supernovae long ago. We know that these gases come from previous supernovae because sulfur with an atomic number of 16 can only be made inside of a star. Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 while hydrogen's is just 1. Hydrogen is lighter than oxygen and the reason why it is being pushed away faster from the big stars in the center.

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IC1805 Heart and IC1848 Soul Nebulae (Not So NB SOH), Gilbert Ikezaki

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