Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  24 Aur  ·  IC 417  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1912  ·  NGC 1931  ·  The star φ Aur
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IC417, M38 and Friends, Scott Tucker
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IC417, M38 and Friends

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IC417, M38 and Friends

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This is a 2-frame mosaic of the area around IC417 and M38 in Auriga.  It is near the Tadpole and Flaming Star Nebulas and there is just so much nebulosity everywhere.  Each frame is 18 hours of 6-minute subs, which only took 2 night for each.  Gotta love long winter nights for that!

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IC417, M38 and Friends, Scott Tucker