IC 410 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Auriga (Aur) · Contains: 16 Aur · 17 AR Aur · 18 Aur · 19 Aur · IC 410 · LBN 796 · LBN 807 · LDN 1530 · NGC 1893 · PGC 101338 · PGC 168945 · PGC 168946 · PGC 168949 · PGC 17099 · PGC 17247 · PGC 17272 · PGC 17275 · Sh2-230 · Sh2-236 · The star 16 Aur · The star 17 Aur · The star 18 Aur · The star 19 Aur · VdB39

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This object, nicknamed the Tadpole Nebula, is an emission nebula located 12,000 light years away in the constellation of Auriga at a declination of +33 degrees.

This nebula is illuminated by the central open cluster of hot stars known as NGC 1893. These stars not only illuminate the nebula, but also emit strong stellar winds that have sculpted it.

At the upper left, what were once two thick, majestic pillars of cold gas and dust have been so heavily eroded by the stellar winds that they now resemble tadpoles. The leading globules of the pillars still remain and represent the tadpoles heads, pointed at the star cluster. Radiation from the star cluster evaporates gas from the pillars, ionizes it, and blow it back against the globules, forming bright ridges of ionized gas. The tadpole pillars are about 6 arc-minutes long in our apparent view, which corresponds to a distance of about 15 light years.

The tadpoles are the highlight of this object, but I also like the numerous dark nebulae and billowing, colorful dust cloud shapes.

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RA (center)	05h22m44s.40
RA (top/left)	05h28m05s.16
RA (top/right)	05h17m29s.12
RA (bottom/right)	05h17m27s.92
RA (bottom/left)	05h27m52s.81

Dec (center)	+33°23′24″.0
Dec (top/left)	+34°07′46″.8
Dec (top/right)	+34°09′49″.0
Dec (bottom/right)	+32°38′04″.4
Dec (bottom/left)	+32°36′06″.4

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