IC 1848 - The Soul nebula
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Bright Nebula Cas 02h51.3 +60°25' 60' 7.5 Kly

The Soul Nebula, IC 1848, Sh2-19, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia at a distance of about 7,500 light-years.

This large apparent angle object (about twice the full moon) doesn't fit on my CCD. Only the center is displayed.


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Wide field image of the Soul nebula shot with Canon 200mm. The yellow rectangle matches the field of view from the above telescope image:

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Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Dec 27, 2025 Centurion
18"		 L 1:1
RGB 3:1		 L 3x300
R,G,B 300		 LRGB, DDP