Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1848  ·  IC 1871
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Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula, David McClain
Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula
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Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula

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Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula, David McClain
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Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula

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While the top of the image shows the conventional view of the Soul Nebula in RGB, the bottom shows the same image inverted to emphasize the dark structure of the region. The IRAF imagery shows that most of the action is occurring in that dark region, while the conventional view displays the activity of extant and dying stars. But IRAF also shows us that the "visible" portion of the region is just a very small portion of the overall active region. Most of the action (protostar nurseries) is hidden beneath dark clouds of dust and gas.

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Dark Structure of the Soul Nebula, David McClain