Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1795  ·  IC 1805  ·  IC 1831  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 1027  ·  NGC 896
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Heart and Soul Nebula, Kabir Jami
Heart and Soul Nebula
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Heart and Soul Nebula

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Heart and Soul Nebula

Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The nebula to the right is the Heart, designated IC 1805 and named after its resemblance to a human heart. To the left is the Soul nebula, also known as the Embryo nebula, IC 1848 or W5. The Perseus arm lies further from the center of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across.

The two nebulae are both massive star-making factories, marked by giant bubbles that were blown into surrounding dust by radiation and winds from the stars.

Location: Spain, Telescope.Live

HSO: Ha: 2x300, SII: 2x300, OIII: 2x300

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4

Aperture: 106 mm

Focal Length: 382 mm

F-ratio: 3.6 (with 0.73x focal reducer)

Camera: FLI PL16083

Pixel Size: 9 μm

Pixel Array: 4096 x 4096

Cooling: -25 degrees

Filters (50mm square): Astrodon Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm)

Guiding: Takahashi FS-60C

Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Ultrastar

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Heart and Soul Nebula, Kabir Jami