Wallpaper author:
David Tonucci
10 Jan 2026
The Soul Nebula
Westerhout 5 (also known as W5, Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, or Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: Collinder 33 and 34 in the head and IC 1848 (Collinder 32) in the body. The small emission nebula IC 1871 is present just left of the top of the head, and Sh2 199 is just below the lower back area.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1848
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 42.855 Dec 60.4189
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Nov 2023 - 23 Nov 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 309 | 2h50m | 33 |
| OIII | 282 | 2h35m | 33 |
| SII | 309 | 2h50m | 33 |