IC1848

Westerhout 5 (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body). The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.

 

Small emission nebula IC 1871 is present just left of the top of the head, and small emission nebulae 670 and 669 are just below the lower back area.

 

The galaxies Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 are both nearby the nebula, although light extinction from the Milky Way makes them very hard to see. Once thought to be part of the Local Group, they are now known to belong to their own group- the IC 342/Maffei Group.

 

This complex is the eastern neighbor of IC1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul".

 

EQ6R Pro Mount

William Optics GT 81V + .8 reducer

ASI 2600MC camera cooled to -10c

Optolong L Extreme Filter

ASIAIR Pro

Mini Guide Scope and camera

 

110 x 600 second exposures

30 x dark, flat & dark flat calibration frames

 

Stacked and processed in Pixinsight

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