Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1871
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IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula
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IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula

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IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri
IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula
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IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
TEC140 TEC
Imaging Cameras
QSI683wsg8
Mounts
LOSMANDY G-11 Gemini 1 Level 4 G-11
Filters
Antila 3nm OIII Antila · 6nm Ha OIII SII Astronomik
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
TEC140 TEC
Guiding Cameras
SBIG STI-M

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 24, 2022
Frames:
24×900(6h)
Integration:
6h
Avg. Moon age:
21.04 days
Avg. Moon phase:
61.71%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5433231

RA center: 02h56m30s.2

DEC center: +60°2855

Pixel scale: 1.424 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 184.222 degrees

Field radius: 0.620 degrees

Resolution: 1895x2500

File size: 2.9 MB

Locations: Backyard Observatory, Carlsbad, CA, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

This is a SHO capture of the region around IC1871 - within the Soul nebula.  Color mapped using the Hubble palette.

8 x 15 min subs each.  6nm Ha and SII Astronomik and 3nm Antila OIII filters

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IC1871: Fire Inside the Soul Nebula, 



    
        

            Michael Caligiuri