IC 1848 – Soul Nebula
IC 1848, known as the Soul Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is the companion object lying to the southeast of the Heart Nebula and is part of the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way. It is located at an approximate distance of 6,500 light-years.
General information
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Category
- Nebulae
- Date
- 23 October 2021
Capture
- Total time
- 2h 55min
- Subframes
- 300s (light frames: 35x) ISO 1600
- Gain / Offset
- 0 / 0
- Calibration
- 15 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 dark-flat frames and 60 bias frames
Equipment
- Telescope
- TS102 f/7
- Camera
- modified Nikon D90
- Filters
- Ha+OIII/Hb
- Mount
- HEQ-5 Pro belt drive
- Guiding
- PHD2, Guide scope 60mm/f4 + ASI224MC
Processing and environment
- Processing
- Stacked with DSS and post-processed with PixInsight 1.8
- Acquisition
- Temporitzador
- Location
- l'Ampolla
- Sky
- Bortle 4