Crispy IC1848 Soul Nebula - reprocessed

[Avdhoeven]

I had processed this image a week ago, but after that I got some very constructive remarks about the processing. This resulted in this much more detailed and sharper view of this nebula.

Description:

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). (source: APOD)

Telescope: TMB92

Camera: QSI583ws

Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6

Exposures:

Date: 10/11-10-2015

Ha: 27x1200s (9h)

OIII: 11x1200s (3,7h)

SII: 13x1200s (4,3h)

Total: 17h

IC1848 Soul Nebula by Andre van der Hoeven, on Flickr

[Stardust]

nice framing and great colours

[laudropb]

Very nice image. Thanks for posting.

[Herra Kuulapaa]

Very nice image J

The f/5.5 scope with 1200s exposures really makes the difference!

I’m struggling with the 900s with my f/6.5, although I really haven't put that much effort (17h) to it either..

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

That is a stunning image. Really like the wealth of detail and colour scheme

[Avdhoeven]

Thanks! I also was very happy how the colors came out in this image. Especially the star colors, although it's a hubble palette. Pixinsight does a great job in color calibration.

[Fay]

Very nice indeed! Love it

Fay