Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1848  ·  IC 1871
Soul Nebula Westerhout 5., Peter Webster
Soul Nebula Westerhout 5.
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Soul Nebula Westerhout 5.

Soul Nebula Westerhout 5., Peter Webster
Soul Nebula Westerhout 5.
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Soul Nebula Westerhout 5.

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Westerhout 5 "The Soul Nebula". The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years

Taken using a RASA11 telescope with a ZWO 2600MC & Optolong L-Extreme filter, 10 hours of data.

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Soul Nebula Westerhout 5., Peter Webster