20210718 - (CAS) IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula  What was the experienceWith the current run of Clear Skies, I’m trying to capture as much photons as I can (and losing a lot of sleep)It takes a bit of an organisation to set up 2 Rigs every night, but more importantly, figuring out what and how to capture those coveted DSOsThe night before, the RedCat had captured the Heart Nebula. But what is a heart without a soul. So, this night it was the Soul NebulaConveniently located next to the Heart nebula, but I had to wait until 1am before the Soul nebula clipped my roof, and I didn’t want to drag the mount & scope all across to the other side of the garden 🪴 - I want to grow old before I break my back with hauling this heavy mount and scope every night What’s in the picture(s)IC1848 - The Soul Nebula - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerhout_5Quote: “Westerhout 5 (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667, Soul Nebula) is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634[citation needed] (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body). The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.” How it was doneMount: SW EQ6-R Pro Guiding: ASIAIR Pro, ZWO30F4, ASI120MM (RA guiding only - still haven’t properly connected the mount yet)Scope: WO RedCat 51Camera: ASI183MC ProResolution: 1,98”/pixel, FoV 218’Filter: Optolong L-ExtremeMoon: 66%(+) but already set, Bortle 5/6 SQM 19.60Photons:  Gain 125, cooling -10, 300s, 48x Darks 11x - from a previous sessionProcessing: Siril, Adobe Photoshop (Mac) - Quick&Dirty processing, no sub-selectionAstrobin: IG: @astrowaut What have I learned from thisThe most effort in the whole organisation of capturing the photons, is not so much setting up the mounts, but figuring out what to shoot and how. I’ve configured the rigs in such a way that the RedCat51 captures wide field, and the TS94 narrow-field, both in combination with their respective camera with a resolution of 1.9 - 1.2 arc”/pixel Clear Skies everybody! 🤩✨🔭 #astrophotography #astrophoto #astrophotos#backyardastronomy #astronomy#backyardastrophotography#astrography #astrography_ #backyard#deepsky #nightsky#universe #sky#Nebula #galaxy#deepskyphotography#photographingspace #photooftheday#zwo #williamoptics #redcat51#natgeospace#longexposure#nightphotography#universetoday#nightimages#yourESA#skyphoto#telescope#ASIWEEK