Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 410  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-236
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IC 410, The Tadpoles, Ruben Barbosa
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IC 410, The Tadpoles

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IC 410, The Tadpoles

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* Image acquisition by: João Vieira.

* Processing: Ruben Barbosa.

As we contemplate the beauty of this image, in its center we can see two intriguing but well-defined structures of gas and dust making us remember two tadpoles crossing a blue lagoon. For this reason, IC 410 is known as the Tadpole Nebula.

IC 410 is located in the constellation Auriga, about 12,000 light-years away; Is an emission nebula that contains the open cluster NGC 1893, where massive stars formed just 4 million years ago emit ultraviolet light that energizes the gas in the nebula.

Tadpoles are about 10 light-years in length and exhibit beautiful tails, and are estimated to be star formation sites; Sculpted by wind and star radiation located in the center of the cluster, their heads are delineated by ionized gas.

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IC 410, The Tadpoles, Ruben Barbosa