| Designation |
IC
1848 - "The Soul Nebula" also "The Embryo Nebula" other designations
- LBN 667 & Sh2-199
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| Type | Open Star Cluster with emission nebula |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Coordinates |
Telescope
centered at RA '02 55 13' Dec '+60 10 40'
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| Magnitude | 6.5 |
| Size | 200 Light Years across (approx) |
| Distance | 6,900 light years from Earth in the Perseus arm of our Milky Way Galaxy |
| Dimensions | 70 x 138 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 90.6 x 113 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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The IC designation refers to the star cluster, which is surrounded by hydrogen. The hydrogen is excited by the UV light from many young, hot stars. |
| This in turn causes athe red glow primarily from the H-alpha emission line. | |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS60C f/5.9 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 264 mm @ f/4.4 with Takahashi focal reducer |
| Guiding | Starlight Xpress SXV guidehead through 10" SCT @ f/6.3 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V3) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive
scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM) pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | 5.23 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25" Astronomik Type II Dichroic
IR blocking filters in Astronomik filter drawer - Clear, Red, Green,
Blue, Ha
TT filter wheel - Ha, SII, OIII
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| Exposures |
Total exposure time:
150 minutes -Ha 18 x 5 (90) unbinned - R & G 6
x3 (18) each binned 2x2. B 8 x 3 (24) Ha for Luminance channel, Red
mixed 50% with Ha for R channel
NB - 120 minutes - 4 x 10 each channel
(Ha, SII, OIII)
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0), Neat Image |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 09/18/04 '04:46' - '07:49' UT' & 11/1/05 - 04:19-06:13 UT |
