IC 1871 The Whirling Dervish Nebula (Barry Wilson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas) · Contains: IC 1871

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IC 1871 The Whirling Dervish Nebula

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IC 1871 The Whirling Dervish Nebula

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From APOD: "This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger Heart and Soul nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars. This color image adopts a palette made popular in Hubble images of star-forming regions."

This target was initially a 'filler' between other targets, slotting in a window between altitudes. however, it has yielded a lovely strong image with defined lines and contrasts, with its own dynamic of twisting figurine opposing the towering gas separated by the dark light obscuring dust. Perhaps one of my favourites of the recent autumn and winter images from our e-Eye setups.

I've uploaded a crop too. The TEC140 is Steve's and paired with the small pixels of the Sony chip, it is proving to be an excellent high resolution instrument - thanks Steve for the idea and invite.

Data acquisition: Barry Wilson & Steve Milne

Processing: Barry Wilson.

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RA (center)	02h56m48s.414
RA (top/left)	02h54m34s.750
RA (top/right)	02h58m10s.165
RA (bottom/right)	02h59m03s.741
RA (bottom/left)	02h55m25s.167

Dec (center)	+60°41′13″.14
Dec (top/left)	+60°29′05″.44
Dec (top/right)	+60°23′27″.79
Dec (bottom/right)	+60°53′12″.25
Dec (bottom/left)	+60°58′55″.63

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