This SHO version of the Soul Nebula was imaged during a full moon. Wonderful how NB filters make this possible.
This great description is courtesy of Roberto Colombari:
Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the
Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the
constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the
vain wife of a King who long ago ruled
lands surrounding the
upper Nile river. The
Soul Nebula houses several open
clusters of stars, a large radio source known as
W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usually
imaged next to its celestial neighbor the
Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The
featured image appears mostly red due to the emission of a
specific color of light emitted by excited
hydrogen gas.
My Collections:
Abell Planetary Nebulae (Complete)Planetary NebulaeGalaxiesSharpless 2 Objects
Comments