IC 1848/1871 inside the Soul Nebula
IC1848 or Westerhout 5, Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667 (Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia it resembles a cursive M. 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.
IC8171 inside the top left resembles a handle and small emission nebulae 670 and 669 are just below the lower back area. About 25 light-years across, this view spans only a small part of the much larger Soul Nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars.
See www.flickr.com/photos/jrgibbs/11898081166/in/dateposted/ for a full view of the Soul Nebula, Can you spot this close-up?
Taken in St. Joseph, IL on 9/3/2017
Image type: Narrowband HA-SII-OIII (RGB); Ha - 8x300 sec ea SII/OIII 12x300 secs ea..
Hardware: AT8RC, SBIG ST-8300M
Software: Nebulosity, CCDStack, Photoshop CS6, Images Plus
IC 1848/1871 inside the Soul Nebula
IC1848 or Westerhout 5, Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667 (Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia it resembles a cursive M. 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.
IC8171 inside the top left resembles a handle and small emission nebulae 670 and 669 are just below the lower back area. About 25 light-years across, this view spans only a small part of the much larger Soul Nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds of IC 1871 are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars.
See www.flickr.com/photos/jrgibbs/11898081166/in/dateposted/ for a full view of the Soul Nebula, Can you spot this close-up?
Taken in St. Joseph, IL on 9/3/2017
Image type: Narrowband HA-SII-OIII (RGB); Ha - 8x300 sec ea SII/OIII 12x300 secs ea..
Hardware: AT8RC, SBIG ST-8300M
Software: Nebulosity, CCDStack, Photoshop CS6, Images Plus