The soul nebula is an absolutely massive emission nebula that is an active star forming region. It covers an area of sky equivalent to four full moons, but is so faint that it is very difficult to see through a telescope. The image above was taken over a couple of nights with 5 hours of total exposure time and yet it still is somewhat elusive. There is another nearby nebula, the Heart, which I hope to capture soon so I can put the Heart and Soul together. Stay tuned!
IC 1848 Soul Nebula - Photo Details
January 30 & February 5, 2016
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
SBIG STF-8300C Camera
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
100 subframes at 3 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 5 hours (new record!)
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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