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The Soul Nebula
IC1848

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DESCRIPTION
IC1848, the Soul Nebula, is a faint emmision nebula located in Cassiopeia. To the right of the image, an active star forming region casts a wondurful blue glow on the surrounding hydrogen gas.


Constellation: Cassiopeia - Distance: 6,000 Light Years
RA: 02h 51.2m - DEC: +60d 26.0m - Magnitude: 6.5 - Apparent Size: 60 Arc Minutes
Intes MK69 F/6 6" MakCass
SBIG STL11000
SBIG 2" RGB Filters
Astrodon 2" 6nm Ha filter
AP900GTO

Ha: 10 x 600s
R: 8 x 500s
G: 6 x 400s
B: 8 x 450s

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