Sharpless 2-199 - Soul Nebula
Dec 2025
@sharon
Botnang, Stuttgart
The Soul Nebula (IC 1848) is a vast emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,500 light-years away. Shaped by intense radiation from young stars, its glowing clouds of hydrogen and oxygen form intricate filaments and dark dust lanes, making it a striking target for astrophotography.
| Filter | SV220 Dual Narrowband |
| Lights | 45 |
| Single Exposure | 300 sec |
| Total Exposure | 3 hr 45 min |
| Gain | 101 |
| Offset | 200 |
| Temp (°C) | -10.0 °C |
| Capture Dates | Moon Illumination |
| 18 December 2025 | Waning Crescent (3.9%) |
| Camera: | Omegon VeTec571c |
| Telescope: | Skywatcher Evolux-82ED |
| Reducer: | Skywatcher Flatenner 0.9x Evolux-82ED |
| Guide Camera: | ZWO ASI174MM Mini |
| Guider: | Askar Off-Axis-Guider |
| Mount: | ZWO AM5N |
| Tripod: | ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40 |
| Filter Wheel: | Svbony SV226 |
| Eaf: | Gemini Automatic Star Focuser Pro |
| Dew Heater: | Svbony SV172 |
| Flat Panel: | WELZK A3 Light Pad |
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