Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021, Łukasz Żak
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021
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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021, Łukasz Żak
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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021

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The Heart Nebula IC 1805 - An emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. This nebula is shaped like a human heart. It is about 7,500 light years from Earth and spans nearly 200 light years.

Soul Nebula IC 1848 - An emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. It is located approximately 6,000 light-years from Earth. IC 1848 is also used to describe the open cluster associated with the Soul Nebula, discovered by Edward Barnard probably in the late 1890s. This cluster highlights the nebula, and its brightness is 6.5 m. 

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The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Soul (IC 1848) 08/08/2021, Łukasz Żak

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