The Shape of the Soul
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Stack four full moons next to each other and you'll have the size of this massive nebula that is a close neighbor of the Heart Nebula. What goes with heart? Soul, of course! What is the shape of the soul? Westerhout 5, the Soul Nebula.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Svbony sv503 70ED | |
| Length: | 336mm | |
| Aperture: | 70mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.56 | |
| Sessions: | 2 | |
| Captured: | 2022-08-07 to 2022-09-29 | |
| Lights: | 300 | |
| Exposure: | 80 | |
| Total exposure: | 6 h | |
| Ra: | 2h 54m 33.1s | |
| Dec: | +60° 29' 58.029 | |
| Size: | 146.448 x 113.335 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 1.543 deg | |
| Scale: | 1.421 arcsec/pixel |
Westerhous 5: The Soul Nebula
2022-08-07