Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  24 Aur  ·  24 phi Aur  ·  HD242257  ·  HD242258  ·  HD242294  ·  HD242296  ·  HD242311  ·  HD242339  ·  HD242363  ·  HD242381  ·  HD242383  ·  HD242422  ·  HD242469  ·  HD242471  ·  HD242472  ·  HD242486  ·  HD242487  ·  HD242512  ·  HD242528  ·  HD242529  ·  HD242549  ·  HD242567  ·  HD242568  ·  HD242576  ·  HD242624  ·  HD242656  ·  And 172 more.
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IC-410 The Tadpole Nebula with Data from 3/2022 and 3/2023, Steve Argereow
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IC-410 The Tadpole Nebula with Data from 3/2022 and 3/2023

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IC-410 The Tadpole Nebula with Data from 3/2022 and 3/2023, Steve Argereow
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IC-410 The Tadpole Nebula with Data from 3/2022 and 3/2023

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Description

IC 410 "The Tadpole Nebula" is a faint and dusty emission nebula of more than 100 light-years across,
located near the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) in a large star forming (HII) region about 12,000 light-years
away from Earth in the northern constellation of Auriga.

Information Credits: Annes Astronomy News

Telescope:   Meade 6000 80mm APO Refractor  f/6.0
Meade X0.8 Reducer f/4.8   (Total Focal Length 385mm)
Mount  IOptron CEM40

Camera ZWOASI2600MC-Pro  Temp -10C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50     
ZWO  EFW

47 X 300 Second Exposures W/Optolong 2" L-Ultimate Filter  (3nm) 3/2023
50 X 600 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Extreme Filter  (6nm) 3/2022

30 Dark Frames/20 Flats/20 Bias
Total Integration Time: 8 Hours 5  Minutes

Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image

Bortle 4.5 sky, captured in 1 night, the Moon at 68% and was approximately 25 to 30 degrees
from target image.

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