Sharpless 2-199 The Embryo Nebula
Emission nebula in Cassiopiea
Uploaded 11/05/25

 

            
This nebula over the
            years has had so many names its hard to keep them straight. Currently
            its called the "Soul" nebula to jive with the nearby
            "Heart" nebula. In the old film days it was called
            the "Embryo" or "Baby" nebula. Sharpless
            2-199 is the main glowing hydrogen cloud here, flanked by several
            other smaller isolated Sharpless nebula. The actual scattered
            star cluster is inside the nebula on the right side here and
            is IC1848. I can see hordes of small regions which would make
            excellent targets for a long focal length Newtonian astrograph
            located all around the edges of the primary nebula.

            
Technical Data: 8"
            f/2 RASA astrograph, ASI2600mc + Baader UV + IDAS NBZ2

            Integration time = 3h total, Happy Jack, Az.

            
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Instrument:  RASA 8" f/2
Mount:  Home Made GEM
Camera:  Color CMOS ASI2600 MC
Guider: ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  3h
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  45 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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