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Medicine Rock State Park
09:18 pm
MegaPixel size of Camera:Camera: ZWO - ASI2600MCPRO 6MP sensor with a small pixel size of 3.76um
Telescope: Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25 235mm f/10 Schmidth Cassegrain Telescope with hyperstar (F/2)
Filter: Optolong L-Pro 2” Multiband Pass Filter
Mount: Sky Watcher EQ-6R PRO Computerized Equatorial Mount - S30300
Images are downloaded in Bridge, Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
The Soul Nebula or IC1848, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopea. It is about 100 light years across and has estimated age of 1 million years. Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a larger forming region called the soul nebula. It contains several small open stars cluster. IC 1848 is embedded int he body of the nebula while cluster CR 34, 632 can be see in the head. Small emission IC 1871,670 and 669 are located just next to the Soul Nebula. Its a celestial neighbor the Heart Nebula (IC1805) The image appear mostly red due to emission of specific color of light emitted by excited hydrogen gas.
light frames 165
dark frames 60
bias 60
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