Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  13.98  ·  14 Aur  ·  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  24 phi Aur  ·  99 Dike  ·  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 410  ·  IC 417  ·  NGC 1893  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1931  ·  Sh2-229  ·  Sh2-230  ·  Sh2-234  ·  Sh2-236  ·  Sh2-237  ·  The star 14Aur  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  The star φAur  ·  VdB39
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The Tadpoles and friends

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This widefield view captures the Tadpole Nebula (IC410, lower center), the Flaming Star Nebula (IC405, right) and the Spider (IC417) and Fly (NGC 1931) to the extreme left. These nebulae span a large distance from Earth with IC405 being the closest at 1700 ly, and the Spider and Fly around 10000 ly distant.

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The Tadpoles and friends, Gabe Shaughnessy