Camera: ASI2600MC | Scope: 749mm Askar 107PHQ | Exposure: 4h 36m | Date: 2025-09-28 & 2025-09-29
Name: Soul Nebula (aka Baby Nebula)
Catalogue: IC 1848, W 5, S2-199, LBN 667
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Type: Emission nebula
Distance from Earth: 7,500 ly
Size: 165 ly (radius)
Other details: Ionized by the radiation from young, hot stars that have formed within the region, the Soul Nebula contains glowing clouds of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gases. It is a stellar nursery containing young stars and is often studied alongside its close neighbour, the Heart Nebula (IC 1805).
Location of image capture: Oxtongue Lake, Algonquin Highlands
Camera: ASI2600MC | Scope: 749mm Askar 107PHQ | Exposure: 4h 36m | Date: 2025-09-28 & 2025-09-29
Finding chart mapping process created in Pixinsight (Pleiades Astrophoto)
The small red rectangle near the centre of the finding chart (above), shows the actual orientation and location of the photograph.
