IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - telescope processed image. Located 6,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia, this massive star-forming region spans about 100 light-years, sculpted by radiation from young, hot stars.

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - unprocessed image. The nebula contains several open star clusters and "pillars of creation" style gas structures where new solar systems are currently being born from dust.

Good Monday morning. Here are observations from last night by the s50. Starting out with #IC1848 #TheSoulNebula. This time with the Light Pollution (LP) filter on. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - telescope processed image. It’s the partner to the Heart Nebula. Together, they form a massive star-forming complex spanning about 580 light-years.

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - unprocessed image. Fierce winds from massive young stars carve out hollow cavities in the gas, giving the nebula its ethereal, ghostly shape.

For the s50 set it up to view #IC1848 #TheSoulNebula. Used the Moon and Sky Light filter. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - telescope processed image. The nebula is a massive star-forming factory where intense radiation from young stars carves out giant "bubbles" and towers of gas.

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - unprocessed image. It is famous for its proximity to the Heart Nebula; together, they span 300 light-years and are known as the "Heart and Soul."

Next up is an observation of #IC1848 #TheSoulNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Happy New Year! The first photo of 2026 is for the Soul Nebula (IC 1848).

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Drifting 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) glows with clouds of hydrogen sculpted by newborn stars.

Image presented in SHO color palette.

#Astrophotography #SoulNebula #IC1848 #DeepSky #Cosmos #NightSky #SpacePhotography #Universe #Stars #science 🧪🔭

A little bit of Heart and a lot of Soul! My version of the Soul Nebula IC 1848 taken over three sort of clear Toronto nights.

#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #Toronto #Canada #soulnebula #heartnebula #ic1848

Heart and Soul Nebulae with RGB Stars

Heart and Soul Nebulae without Stars

Heart Nebula without Stars

Soul Nebula without Stars

I just finished processing the Heart & Soul Nebulae that I took last week. I included a starless version and two individual photos so you can see the neat little structures in both nebulae.

#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #ic1805 #heartnebula #ic1848 #soulnebula #askar #zwo

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - telescope processed image with LP Filter. Part of the famous "Heart and Soul" nebulae, this vast star-forming region is a cloud of glowing gas and dust in Cassiopeia with young stars inside.

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - unprocessed image with LP Filter on. It is located right next to the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in the sky, leading astronomers and imagers to call the pair the "Heart and Soul" nebulae.

Here is another observation that was redone from yesterday. #IC1848 #TheSoulNebula. Definite improvement from previous observation with the LP Filter on. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. It's a huge emission nebula in Cassiopeia (part of the Heart and Soul Nebulae complex) where young stars are forming. It's also called the Embryo Nebula.

IC 1848 The Soul Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. It's also known as the Embryo Nebula because its shape can resemble a human fetus. Massive young stars within it carve out 10 light-year-tall dust pillars.

When to go see #IC1848 #TheSoulNebula. This location may benefit by using the onboard LP filter. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

IC1848 - The Soul Nebula

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Infrared image of the star-forming region W5 (IC 1848), part of the Heart and Soul Nebulas in Cassiopeia. Red shows heated dust; white and green show dense gas clouds. Older stars in the center trigger younger star formation at the edges via compressed gas. Image from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Astronomy Picture from 16/09/2008

W5: Pillars of Star Creation

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080916.html


#StarFormation #W5Nebula #IC1848 #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #Astrophysics #Cosmology #HeartAndSoulNebulas #Nebulas #Space #Astronomy #Stars #InfraredAstronomy #DeepSpace

An infrared image of a star-forming region within W5 (IC 1848), showing towering, dusty pillars against a glowing cosmic background. The pillars appear as dense, reddish-brown structures illuminated by surrounding younger stars. These pillars are slowly eroding under the influence of stellar winds and radiation. The background glows in shades of yellow, orange, and blue, highlighting the energetic activity within this part of the nebula. The scene captures a region where new stars are actively forming.

📸 W5: Pillars of Star Formation
Infrared view of W5 shows star birth in towering cosmic pillars shaped by stellar winds.
📅 June 23, 2025
📷 Francesco Antonucci / NASA APOD
#W5 #IC1848 #StarFormation #PillarsOfCreation #InfraredAstronomy #HeartAndSoulNebula #Cassiopeia #StellarSnap #APOD #NASA

Infrared image of the "Mountains of Creation" in the W5 Nebula (IC 1848), located in Cassiopeia. This Spitzer Space Telescope image shows interstellar clouds of gas and dust where newborn stars are forming, sculpted by the winds and radiation of a massive nearby star. These clouds are about 10 times larger than the Pillars of Creation in M16.

Astronomy Picture from 15/12/2007

Mountains of Creation

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071215.html


#CosmicMountains #StarBirth #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #W5Nebula #IC1848 #HeartNebula #SoulNebula #InfraredAstronomy #Nebulas #Astrophotography #Space #NASA #Astronomy #Cassiopeia

A stunning infrared image of the W5 star-forming region (also known as IC 1848), part of the Heart and Soul Nebulas in Cassiopeia. The image shows massive stars at the center triggering the formation of younger stars at the edges, with pillars of gas slowly evaporating. This image was captured by NASA's WISE satellite and spans approximately 2,000 light-years.

Astronomy Picture from 16/12/2014

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141216.html


#StarFormation #W5Nebula #IC1848 #HeartNebula #SoulNebula #NASA #WISE #InfraredAstronomy #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmology #Stars #Nebulas #AstronomyPictureOfTheDay

Wesley spent approx. 20H w/ his #Celestron #EdgeHD 8" & #focalreducer capturing the stunning #IC1848, aka the #SoulNebula. This #emissionnebula is located about 6,500 LY away in the constellation #Cassiopeia & is a #stellarnursery teeming with young stars.

✨ Soul Nebula (IC 1848) ✨

A vast star-forming region 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. This glowing nebula, rich in hydrogen gas, is home to young, massive stars shaping its structure.

#Astrophotography #SoulNebula #IC1848 #DeepSky #LosAngeles #Stars #Astronomy #Cosmos #Nebula #Universe

Infrared image of the "Mountains of Creation" in the W5 nebula (IC 1848), a stellar nursery in Cassiopeia. Spitzer Space Telescope data reveals clouds of gas and dust sculpted by stellar winds, with newborn stars emerging from the cosmic clouds. This region, about 70 light-years across, is part of the larger Heart and Soul Nebula complex.

Astronomy Picture from 15/12/2007

Mountains of Creation

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071215.html


#CosmicMountains #StarBirth #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #W5Nebula #IC1848 #HeartNebula #SoulNebula #InfraredAstronomy #Nebulas #Astrophotography #Space #NASA #Astronomy

#ic1848 #ic1805 Heart and Soul nebulas #astrophotography #backyardastrophotography

Sony A68 - Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5.6
SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Mini
Stacked with #siril
Processed with SETI Astro Suite and Siril
150x60s subs

The Soul Nebula

IC 1848

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Soul Nebula, First Light William Cat 91 An astrophotograph by Stefan Kellner on AstroBin

This is the Soul Nebula, IC 1848. I took this on January 3. and January 19. from my backyard in Berlin, Germany. We all need a bit more soul. Stay strong and defend democracy and freedom against autocrats and warmongers. #astronomy #backyardastronomy #soulnebula #ic1848 #berlin

#astrophotography #soulnebula #ic1848 #astronight
IC1848 the Soul Nebula in Narrowband palette

Soul Nebula, First Light William Cat 91 An astrophotograph by Stefan Kellner on AstroBin

I had to wait several weeks for a couple of hours of clear skies to capture the #SoulNebula! Stars removed.

#Astronomy #Astrophotography #SoulNebula #backyardastronomy #berlin #bortle8 #ic1848

For the New Year, I give you the Soul Nebula #IC1848, snapped last year from my light-polluted backyard. #Astrophotography. And I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone a year 2025 full of surprises, exciting adventures and positive outcomes!

A colourful nebula with central band of darker dust with glowing structures of cyan, gold, green and brown. Stars can be seen throughout the image

Here is my image part of the Soul Nebula specifically the star cluster #IC1848 8 hours H-alpha, 8 hours [OIII] and 8 hours [SII] fascinating amount of dust and structure. Under mostly cloudy UK skies it takes a long time to get enough data, this took 4 weeks #astrophotography #space #nebula

It's a nice cold and clear night right now. So here is IC 1848 (Westerhout 5) capture at just under 1 hr. #space #Westerhout5 #W5Nebula #SoulNebula #IC1848 #CassiopeiaConstellation #Astrophotography #SeestarS50 #DeepSkyImaging #AstroPhotography

My first skeet shall be the Soul Nebula #IC1848, taken on 11.13.23 because my hope is that BlueSky has more of that than X.