Seen here in color (LRGB+H-Alpha) Also known as IC405 and Caldwell 31, lying at a distance of approximately 1500 light years from us in the constellation Auriga this mesmerizing object is a combination of emission and reflection Nebulae.
Also visible towards the bottom left in this image is IC410 known as The Tadpoles lying at a much further distance of 12,000 light years, this faint Emission Nebula is energized by the neighboring Star Cluster NGC1893, far left in the image is emission Nebula IC417 at 10,000 light years distant containing an open cluster and sometimes referred to as the Spider Nebula.
Image details
Size: 2.73 x 4.11 deg (4004 x 2667 pixels)
Captured March 11, 2015
Total integration Time 192 minutes
Location: DownUnderObservatory, Fremont, MI
H-Alpha 80 min, 10 x 8 min bin 1x1
LRGB 112 min, 7 x 4 min each 1x1
QHY11 monochrome CCD cooled to -20C
Takahashi E-180 F2.8 Astrograph
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Stacking and Calibrating: CCDStack
Post Processing Photoshop CS5
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