Mark Killion from Paris, Illinois

The Soul Nebula (IC 1848) is a huge star-forming cloud in Cassiopeia about 7,500 light-years away, carved into pillars and cavities by wind and radiation from the young stars embedded within. The imager took 31⅓ hours of exposure with a 5-inch f/5 refractor operated remotely at a dark-sky site near Beryl, Utah, with a one-shot-color camera and dual-band filter.