The Soul Nebula
       

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DESCRIPTION

 

The Soul Nebula (IC 1848). LBN 667 is the designation of the nebula, also known as Sharpless 2-199. This complex is the eastern neighbor of IC1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul".

 

ACQUISITION

   
 

Date

  22, 23, 25 Juillet 2008 – Lozère, France
 

Telescope/Optics

  Takahashi FSQ 106ED
 

Mount

  Takahashi EM200
 

Camera CCD

  SBIG STL 4020M
 

Focuser

  Robofocus/FocuxMax
 

Filters

  Ha/SII/OIII Astrodon filters
 

Guidage

  Yes, FS60C remote guiding head SBIG
 

IMAGING PROCESS

   
 

Exposures

 

Ha(41*5min) SII(36*5min) OIII(37*5min)
Total : 9h30. Out temperature : 11°C. In CCD temperature : -25°

 

Softwares for acquisition

  Robofocus, Focusmax, CCDsoft V5, TheShy6 Pro, CCDAP 3 Pro, CCDInspector
 

Softwares for digital image processing

 

Calibration, Registration, Color stack with CCDstack 1.0 (CCDIS plug-in). Level and curves adjustements with Photoshop CS3. Final processing with PIXINSIGHT 1.2

 

 

 

 

 

         

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