IC1848 Soul Nebula

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By far my longest integration and favorite image I've taken. Not sure if this is the best file type though and the best way to upload?

IC1848 (Westerhout 5) Soul Nebula in HOO (Red channel- Hydrogen Alpha, Green channel- Oxygen III, Blue channel- Oxygen III) with Ha added as a luminence layer.

Westerhout 5 (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body). The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.

Distance- 7,500 light years
Size- 100 light years across

Imaged over 4 night in April, 2020 In Preston.
ES ED80 APO Triplet
NEQ6 Pro
Zwo ASI294 MC Pro
STC Duo filter
48 x 300s
49 x 360s
Total of just under 9 hours.
200 gain
-10c
Darks and flats appliedSoulNebula_PS.tif

Captured between APT and Zwo ASIair Pro. Stacked in APP, combined and processed in Pixinsight. Final touches in PS.