The Soul Nebula

The Soul Nebula, in Cassiopeia constellation
The Heart's little sister, in its cosmic vicinity, is aptly named the Soul. You can call it Westerhout 5 as well.
The cavities tearing through its core are the result of radiations and solar winds from stellar disintegrations. By pushing and compressing the dust from stellar clouds, those cavities contribute to shape a new generation of stars. In these regions, called a Stellar Blast Furnace, hundreds of stars are born simultaneously.
Target Name Soul Nebula
Reference W5 (IC 1848)
More info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerhout_5
Conditions Date Dec 13th 2021
Location Montréal
Bortle 9
Exterior Temp +4° C
Seeing Bad
Equipment Optics Redcat 51mm
Main Camera ASI294MC Pro
Filter Optolong L-Extreme
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Guide Scope Orion 50/126mm
Guide camera ZWO ASI120MM mini
Automation Control ASIair PLUS
Autofocus ZWO EAF
Shots # of shots 23
Exposure time per shot 300s
Total integration 1 hrs 55 min 0 sec
Calibration 30x darks (-10°C, 300s) + 30x flats darks (-10°C, 4,8s) + 30x flats (-10°C, 4,8s)
Processing Software Pixinsight 1.18
Processes WeightedBatchPreprocessing, DynamicCrop, PhotometricColorCalibration, SCNR, EZ Denoise, Autoscript LocalEnhanceDetail
Copyright Author Fabrice Lamidey
License Creative Commons : Attribution, No Commercial Use (CC BY-NC)