© Massimo Di Fusco
This image is a 2×2 mosaic of the beautiful patch of sky in the Cassiopeia constellation adjacent to the Giraffe. Here the famous Heart and Soul Nebula are very close together, and it has always been one of my goals to photograph them together. The Soul Nebula (also known as the Fetus Nebula or by the catalog abbreviations IC 1848, Sh2-199, and W5) and the Heart Nebula (also known as the Running Dog or by the catalog abbreviations IC 1805, Sh2-190, and W4). Diffuse nebulae associated with open clusters of young, hot, high-mass stars. The pair of nebulae is located about 7,500 light-years from Earth and was discovered by William Herschel on November 3, 1787. The brightest part of the Heart Nebula (known as the Fish Head) is classified separately as NGC 896 because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered.
Data about the image
| Goal | IC 1848 |
| location | Ferrara |
| time |
08/27/2023 00:00 UTC |
| camera | Poseidon-C |
| Telescope/lens | SW Evostar ED80 |
| multiply | Eq6r Pro |
| Exposure time | 44 hours |
| Post-processing | DSS, AP, PICS Insight, PS |
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