Another deep sky photograph shoot from home. The Heart and Soul Nebulae, identified respectively as IC 1805 and IC 1848, are vast regions of emission nebulae located about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. These nebulae are star-forming regions, rich with young stellar objects and an estimated age of a few million years. The designation IC 1805 refers to the Heart Nebula, while IC 1848 denotes the Soul Nebula.

The nebulae are named for their distinct, evocative shapes: the Heart Nebula resembling a classical heart, and the Soul Nebula bearing a resemblance to a human soul or embryo. Together, they cover an area of about 300 by 280 light-years. Their striking appearances are shaped by intense stellar winds and ultraviolet radiation from the embedded open star clusters, which carve out cavities and sculpt the surrounding gas and dust into intricate patterns.