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Heart and Soul Nebulae

12 Jul 2025

Heart Nebula IC 1805

Heart and Soul Nebulae IC 1805 and IC 1848

© Douglas Cooper all rights reserved.

The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, and the Soul Nebula, IC 1848, imaged using a hydrogen-α and OIII dual narrowband filter. Located in Cassiopeia, not far from the Double Cluster in Perseus, the Heart and Soul are emission nebulae with the deep red in this image coming from Hydrogen-α emissions.

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