Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 410  ·  NGC 1893  ·  The star 19Aur
IC 410 the Tadpoles, Steve Coates
IC 410 the Tadpoles
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IC 410 the Tadpoles, Steve Coates
IC 410 the Tadpoles
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IC 410 an emission nebula about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga.

Imaged December 4, 6,7 and 18, 2012 from Ocala, Florida

RGB: 1 hour 18 min Red, 1 hour Green and 1 hour Blue (binned 1x1)

Ha: 5hour 15 min (binned 1x1)

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PS CS5

Orion 80mm EON (FL 480mm)

Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG

QSI 683 ws

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II

Astrodon Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB filters

Baader 7 nm Ha filter

Emission nebulas are areas of star formation. The red glow is from ionized Hydrogen atoms that have become excited from the surrounding "new-born" stars. The dark areas are bands of dense dust.

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