Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 417  ·  NGC 1931  ·  The star φAur
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The Spider and the Fly  (IC417 and NGC1931), Benjamin Law
The Spider and the Fly  (IC417 and NGC1931)
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The Spider and the Fly (IC417 and NGC1931)

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The Spider and the Fly  (IC417 and NGC1931), Benjamin Law
The Spider and the Fly  (IC417 and NGC1931)
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The Spider and the Fly (IC417 and NGC1931)

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This is my first image in 2022.

The Spider and the Fly.

Two deep sky objects here, Spider Nebula (IC417) and Fly Nebula (NGC1931)

IC417 and NGC1931 are in the constellation Auriga approximately 10,000 light years from earth. They are both young star clusters still embedded in glowing hydrogen gas and dust. The apparent diameter of NGC1931 is 3 arcminutes the apparent diameter of IC417 is 13 arcminutes. These are both emission and reflection nebulas.

Scope: ES208CF
Camera: ASI294MM-P
Filters: 2" Ha, Oiii, Sii by Optolong
Calibrations: 30 Darks, 20 Flats on each channel (SHO Mapping)
Exposures (~ 8 hours in total): 25x300s Sii, 40x300s Ha, 28x300s Oiii

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The Spider and the Fly  (IC417 and NGC1931), Benjamin Law

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