Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Double cluster  ·  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 869  ·  NGC 884  ·  NGC 896  ·  NGC 957  ·  The star 7Per  ·  The star 8Per  ·  The star 9Per
Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster, Adrien Klamerius
Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster
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Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster

Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster, Adrien Klamerius
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Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster

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This rich starfield spans almost 10 degrees across the sky toward the northern constellations Cassiopeia and Perseus. On the left, heart-shaped cosmic cloud IC 1805 and IC 1848 are also known as the Heart and Soul nebulae. They are emission nebulas showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes. On the right of the image are star clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884 also known as the Double Cluster.

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Heart-Soul nebula & Double cluster, Adrien Klamerius