Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
02 Nov 2026
The Soul Nebula
IC 1848, known as the Soul Nebula, is a huge emission nebula found in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is approx. 6,500 light years from Earth in the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way. It houses several open star clusters, a large radio source known as W5, huge hollow bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars, and tall dust pillars where new stars continue to form.
Pixinsight, Blur Exterminator, Affinity, Star Exterminator, Topaz De-Noise/Sharpen
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1848
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 42.775 Dec 60.4
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................03 Nov 2020 - 12 Feb 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 573 | 7h | 44 |
| OIII | 586 | 7h10m | 44 |
| SII | 642 | 7h40m | 43 |