And finally, while you'll see lots of references that state the Soul Nebula is IC 1848, that designation belongs to an open cluster within the nebula. Both of these objects each span 1°, but ...

This vibrant nebula was first catalogued by Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654. Heart and Soul: NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission captured this mosaic of ...