RA: 05h 22m Dec: +33º 25' Mag: 7.5, Size: 100(ly), Distance: 12000(ly)
RA: 05h 22m Dec: +33º 25' Mag: 7.5, Size: 100(ly), Distance: 12000(ly)
IC410 is an emission nebula that surrounds open star cluster NGC 1893 located in the constellation Auriga. The radiation from these hot stars are eroding the nebula and creating the dark hole like openings. The two "tadpoles" are regions of dense cooler gasses that resist the effects of the clusters radiation but are still slowly eroding. The streamer tails are actually eroded matter with a length of approximately 10 light years are moving away from the hot stars.
| Location & Date |
Backyard, Abbott Observatory - Oct. 30,31 & Nov. 1, 2008 Temperature - Low 40's F |
| Telescope | TMB 130SS Refractor, F/7 on a Losmandy G11, Prime Focus, Image scale 1.68 arcsec/pixel |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8, AO8 Astrodon Tru Balance Filters CCD temp -15°C |
| Exposure Times | (L) 15 x 10, (R) 12 x 10, (G) 8 x 10,(B) 8 x 10 Minutes, Bin 1x1 |
| Other Information |
Image acquisition/focus/guiding/dither - CCD Autopilot w/CCDSoft Focus - Moonlite Motorfocus w/FocusMax |
| Image Processing |
* Images Plus 3.75beta - Calibration, Normalize, Grading, Alignment, Min Max Average Combine, mild DDP * Adobe CS - RGB blend into Lum, Levels, Curves, Sharpening, Cropping, NR, JPEG conversion |
