Soul Nebula - 2015 Data as processed in April 2020
Click on above image for full resolution - As rerocessed in Apr. 2020
The top image was awarded Image of the day AAPOD2 on 29th Apr. & APOD GrAG on 5th May 2020
The top image was awarded Image of the day AAPOD2 on 29th Apr. & APOD GrAG on 5th May 2020
NOTE: There is a 2021 image of the Soul Nebula HERE
Soul Nebula Crop AAPOD² on 25May2019 - as processed in 2018.
An interesting crop from the above image.
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 center of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
NB: The above image was updated in November 2018
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS 60 CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal reducers: Takahashi QE 0.73X
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, Astrodon SII 3nm, Astrodon OIII 3nm
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 4174x2731
Dates: Nov. 9, 2015, Nov. 10, 2015
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 3nm: 22x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3nm: 9x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon SII 3nm: 9x1200" bin 1x1
Integration: 13.3 hours
Avg. Moon age: 27.50 days
Avg. Moon phase: 4.80%
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 center of the Milky Way than the arm that contains our sun. The Heart and Soul nebulae stretch out nearly 580 light-years across, covering a small portion of the diameter of the Milky Way, which is roughly 100,000 light-years across.
NB: The above image was updated in November 2018
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS 60 CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal reducers: Takahashi QE 0.73X
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm, Astrodon SII 3nm, Astrodon OIII 3nm
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 4174x2731
Dates: Nov. 9, 2015, Nov. 10, 2015
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 3nm: 22x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3nm: 9x1200" bin 1x1
Astrodon SII 3nm: 9x1200" bin 1x1
Integration: 13.3 hours
Avg. Moon age: 27.50 days
Avg. Moon phase: 4.80%
