Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD237016  ·  LBN 667  ·  LBN 670
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Detail of the Soul Nebula, Marc Whitsett
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Detail of the Soul Nebula

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Detail of the Soul Nebula

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Westerhout 5 is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 and IC 1848. The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.

This is a detail from my posted image of the Soul Nebula taken with an 85 mm TeleVue apochromatic doublet with reducer from a Bortle 6/7 zone [my driveway].

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Detail of the Soul Nebula, Marc Whitsett

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