Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1848  ·  IC 1871
Soul Nebula (IC1848), Kirk
Soul Nebula (IC1848)
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Soul Nebula (IC1848)

Soul Nebula (IC1848), Kirk
Soul Nebula (IC1848)
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Soul Nebula (IC1848)

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Description

Object: Soul Nebula (IC1848)

An emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia that contains several small open star clusters embedded in the head portion of the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 and IC 1848 in the body. The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.- Magnitude: 9

- Constellation: Cassiopeia

- Apparent dimensions (V): 150' × 75'

- Designations: Westerhout 5, Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, IC1848, The Soul Nebula

- Absolute magnitude (v): 6.5

- Distance: 7,500 ly (2,300 pc)

This image was done using the HST or Hubble Space Telescope Palette which is accomplished by combining sub frames using three narrowband filters that capture light produced by glowing hydrogen (Ha), oxygen (OIII) and sulfur (SII) present in the nebula. Green is assigned to hydrogen, blue to oxygen and red to the sulfur.

Acquisition Date: Started on 1/1/2017 – Finished 08/27/2017

Location: Western Massachusetts

Camera: SBIG STF8300M @ -10°C to -15°C

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX-III

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100

Guide scope: Off Axis Guiding

Guide Camera: Starlight Express Lodestar 2

Filters:

-Astrodon 3 nm Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 8 x 30min. (240min) bin 1x1

-Astrodon 3nm Oxygen III (OIII): 6 x 30min. (180min) bin 1x1

-Astrodon 5nm Sulfur II (SII): 8 x 30min. (240min) bin 1x1

Total Exposure: 6600min. (11hr)

Limiting Magnitude: 5.1

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Soul Nebula (IC1848), Kirk