IC 417 (Sh2-234) is an open cluster emission and reflection nebula complex located in the constellation Auriga similar to NGC 1931. The nebulas HII is ionized by open cluster Stock 8. The two bright stars to the right are Phi Aur (mag 5.2) and TYC 02411-0684 1 (mag 5.9). IC 417 is referred to as the Spider Nebula and its prey is NGC 1931, the Fly.
| Location & Date |
Backyard, Abbott Observatory - Nov 25 & 28, 2008 Temp - Low 30's |
| 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) 18 x 10, (R) 6 x 10, (G) 6 x 10,(B) 6 x 10 Minutes, Bin 1x1 |
| Other Information |
Image acquisition/focus/guiding/dither - CCD Autopilot V4 w/CCDSoft Focus - Moonlite Motorfocus w/FocusMax |
| Image Processing |
* Images Plus 3.75beta 2 - Calibration, Normalize, Grading, Alignment, Min/Max Average Combine, R/L Deconvolution, N/R, mild DDP * Adobe CS - Levels, Curves, Sharpening, Cropping, N/R, JPEG conversion |
