IC1848 - The Soul Nebula - Maffei 2

[Leonardo70]

Another gem from the Cassiopeia's Costellation ... a large HII Bubble , the Soul Nebula (Sharpless 2-199, LBN 667) .. and a surprise in bottom right corner: the Maffei 2 galaxy. Discovered by italian astronomer Paolo Maffei in 1971. Usually visible in infrared image because obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds.

http://www.starkeeper.it/IC1848.htm

Thanks for looking.
All the best,
Leo

[Larryp]

Superb, Leo!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Quite beautiful Leo!

You really do nice work.

Cheers,

Justin.

[strongmanmike]

Lovely image Leo love the hot pink :evil2: and you got galaxy Maffei 2 nicely too, it's almost completely obscured at visible wavelengths.

Mike

[Stevec35]

Great stuff Leo! It's certainly a lovely part of the sky.

Cheers

Steve

[Leonardo70]

Thanks for the feedback.
Mike, Sorry for the pink.

All the best,
Leo

[Ross G]

Beautiful photo Leo and great capture.

Ross.

[RickS]

Another lovely image, Leo!