IC 1848, the Soul Nebula |
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| IC 1848 lies within Cassiopeia, adjoining IC 1805. Because IC 1805 is nicknamed the
Heart Nebula for obvious reasons, IC 1848 has been dubbed the
Soul Nebula, after the song Heart and Soul.
Which is almost a shame, because IC 1848 also looks like
familiar objects. For that reason, IC 1848 is sometimes
nicknamed the Fetus Nebula, or more whimsically, the Teddy Bear
Nebula. Like IC 1805, IC 1848 is very large and faint, and is a
challenge to see visually. But long-exposure photographs have
show off the extent of this nebula and similar surrounding
objects. IC 1848 is an emission nebula, making it yet another busy star-forming region in our galaxy. Its proximity to IC 1805 is no coincidence; radio observations have confirmed the presence of gas clouds physically connecting the two nebulae! |
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| Constellation: Cassiopeia | ||
| When Visible: August - January | ||
| Distance: 6,000 - 7,500 Light-years | ||
| Date: October 2010 | ||
| Location: West Chester, Ohio | ||
| Exposure Details:
H-alpha: 8 x 30 minutes Binned 1x1 (mapped to Green in Hubble Palette) SII: 12 x 30 minutes Binned 1x1 (mapped to Red in Hubble Palette) OIII: 11 x 30 minutes Binned 1x1 (mapped to Blue in Hubble Palette) |
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| Equipment Used: Takahashi FSQ-106N on a Takahashi EM200 Temma-PC mount. SBIG STL-6303 camera with 8-position filter wheel and Astrodon narrowband filters. Externally guided with an SBIG Remote Guide Head on a Borg 45ED refractor. | ||
| Acquisition Software : MaximDL, TheSky6, CCDAutopilot3 | ||
| Processing Software: MaximDL, Photoshop CS4, Carboni Actions, IrFanView | ||
