IC 1848 the Soul nebula
Emission nebulae in Cassiopeia ~7,500 light years from Earth
Taken November 8 and 9, 2012
Ocala, Florida
RGB: 1 hour Red, 1 hour Green and 1 hour 18 min Blue (binned 1x1)
Ha: 2 hour 15 min (binned 1x1)
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PS CS5
Orion 80mm EON (FL 480mm)
Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG
QSI 683 ws
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Astrodon Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB filters
Baader 7 nm Ha filter

**This image can be seen as featured in DiscoveryNews.com "Stunning Space Photos of the Week (June 1-8)".
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