Above: Two nice crops from the full image below.
Testing the Soul in 3 Hours
This image was an initial test image for my new mount: JTW Trident. Even with a short overall exposure time I thought it very well worth while posting it on my web site.
This complex is the eastern neighbour of IC1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul".
Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The Soul nebula is also known as the Embryo nebula, IC 1848 or W5.
The Perseus arm lies further from the centre of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across; the diameter of the Milky Way, is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: ASI 2600MM
Mounts: JTW Astronomy : Trident P75
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor & PixInsight,
Filters: Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon OIII (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm),
Accessories: ATIK EFW3, SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser.
Original Image : 6036 x 4024
This Image (Max) : 3600 x 2400
Dates: 12th Feb 2023
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 12 x 5'
Astrodon OIII 12 x 5'
Astrodon SII 12 x 5'
Total integration = 3 Hours.
Center (RA, Dec):(43.828, 60.465)
Center (RA, hms):02h 55m 18.789s
Center (Dec, dms):+60° 27' 55.030"
Size:2.01 x 1.34 deg
Radius:1.205 deg
Pixel scale:1.2 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 4.0 degrees E of N
This complex is the eastern neighbour of IC1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul".
Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebulae form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The Soul nebula is also known as the Embryo nebula, IC 1848 or W5.
The Perseus arm lies further from the centre of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across; the diameter of the Milky Way, is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: ASI 2600MM
Mounts: JTW Astronomy : Trident P75
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor & PixInsight,
Filters: Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon OIII (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm),
Accessories: ATIK EFW3, SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser.
Original Image : 6036 x 4024
This Image (Max) : 3600 x 2400
Dates: 12th Feb 2023
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 12 x 5'
Astrodon OIII 12 x 5'
Astrodon SII 12 x 5'
Total integration = 3 Hours.
Center (RA, Dec):(43.828, 60.465)
Center (RA, hms):02h 55m 18.789s
Center (Dec, dms):+60° 27' 55.030"
Size:2.01 x 1.34 deg
Radius:1.205 deg
Pixel scale:1.2 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 4.0 degrees E of N
Sky Map & Finder Chart
SII, Ha & OIII in the Image
Annotated Image
