IC 410 - The Tadpoles Nebula - Chuck Novice

Posted: Apr 22nd, 2025

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000PDS

Camera: Canon 6d

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Guide Scope: Skywatcher 9/50

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120mm Mini

Software: Pixinsight, Photoshop

Accessories: TS-Optics Superflat GPU

Exposure:

20 x 120" ISO/Gain: 1600 - Filter ALP-T Dual Band (Ha-OIII) 5nm

Green zoneLight Pollution:

Gers, France

Nov 28th, 2024

IC 410 - THE TADPOLES NEBULA - CHUCK NOVICE

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200/1000PDS
Camera: Canon 6d
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: Skywatcher 9/50
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120mm Mini
Software: Pixinsight, Photoshop
Accessories: TS-Optics Superflat GPU

Gers, France
Light Pollution: Green zone

Exposure:
20 x 120" ISO/Gain: 1600 - Filter ALP-T Dual Band (Ha-OIII) 5nm

Constellation: Auriga
 Type of object: Emitting nebula
 Distance: 12,000 light-years
 Magnitude: 7.5
 Discovered in : 1892
 
 Fun Facts !
 It owes its name to the elongated dust clouds that resemble tadpoles swimming towards the center of the object.
 These are active star-forming regions, giving rise to new stars over time.
 
 Most of the nebula's gas is illuminated by the brilliant open star cluster NGC 1893.
 This cluster contains at least 4600 young stellar objects.
 
 The Tadpole Nebula extends over 100 light-years.

Original size: https://deepskyhosting.com/O5Q2W4p
Author: Chuck Novice

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Constellation: Auriga
Type of object: Emitting nebula
Distance: 12,000 light-years
Magnitude: 7.5
Discovered in : 1892

Fun Facts !
It owes its name to the elongated dust clouds that resemble tadpoles swimming towards the center of the object.
These are active star-forming regions, giving rise to new stars over time.

Most of the nebula's gas is illuminated by the brilliant open star cluster NGC 1893.
This cluster contains at least 4600 young stellar objects.

The Tadpole Nebula extends over 100 light-years.

Resolution: 10664x7039 px

Scale: 64805 KB