Soul Nebula

Date image was taken: 12/22/2022

Image Description and Details: Equipment, aquisition and processing Telescope William Optics Fluorostar 91 with FLAT6A III x0.8 Reducer/Adjustable Field Flattener (effective focal length 432 mm); imaging camera ZWO ASI294MM Pro; guiding camera ZWO ASI174MM Mini; mount iOptron CEM40EC; filters Chroma 3nm bandpass; guiding and imaging control ZWO AsiAir Plus; ZWO EAF Electronic Auto Focuser; ZWO EFW; ZWO Off Axis Guider; Lacerta Flatfieldbox 150mm. Software Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight 1.8.9 Ripley; Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator; NoiseXTerminator, BlurXTerminator. Frames: H-alpha: 30×600″; OIII: 14×600″; SII: 18×600″, all at gain 120, cooled at -20°C, bin 1x1. Total integration: 10h 20m. Imaged at Dec 20-22, 2022 from rooftop terrace - home observatory at the center of Skopje city (Bortle 8). Processed in SHO palette.

• The Soul Nebula is a large emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,000 light-years from Earth.
• It is an active star-forming region, home to many young, hot stars that are still in the process of forming.
• The Soul Nebula is home to a number of interesting objects, including the young open cluster of stars known as Westerlund 2 and the large, bright star HD 168076.
• The Soul Nebula is a popular target for astronomers and amateur astronomers due to its bright, colorful appearance and the many interesting objects it contains.
• It is located in the Perseus Spiral Arm of the Milky Way galaxy and is thought to be about 5 million years old, making it one of the youngest nebulae known.

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