Deep-Sky Dreams: The Soul Nebula   

The Soul Nebula, catalogued as IC 1848 and Westerhout 5, is a sprawling emission nebula lying very close in the sky to another mammoth star forming region, its neighbor IC 1805, the Heart Nebula. Both lie in Cassiopeia and are so large they are quite faint to see visually, but make for great astroimaging targets. Continue reading “Deep-Sky Dreams: The Soul Nebula   ”
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