Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805  ·  IC 1848  ·  NGC 1027
IC 1848, jprejean
IC 1848
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IC 1848

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
IC 1848, jprejean
IC 1848
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IC 1848

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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IC 1848, also known as “The Soul Nebula, ”The Embryo Nebula,” Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, and Westerhout 5, is an emission nebula with an associated cluster of young hot stars located ~6,500 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.  IC 1848 actually refers to an open cluster embedded in the nebula but is most often used to identify this target.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.  Captured at IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain.

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IC 1848, jprejean