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IC 410 • Tadpole Nebula

IC 410 • Tadpole Nebula

Other Names: SH2-236
Optics: Meade 10" ACF SCT at f/9.4
Mount: Paramount MX using The SkyX Pro
Camera: QSI 683WSG-8
Filters: Astrodon Ha 3nm
Exposure: 24.33 hours in Ha, 1800 & 1200s exposures, Binned 2x2
Accessories: Auto guided with Starlight Xpress Adaptive Optics, Starlight Xpress Lodestar & PHD2.
FLI Atlas focuser using FocusMax 4.1.0.72
Location: Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: Taken over several nights from September 6th 2017, to January 29th, 2018

Notes: data was acquired using TSX Pro and MaxPilote automation software.
Processing: Image calibration, & align in Maxim DL Pro. Levels, curves, cosmetic adjustments and crop/resize in Photoshop. Calibrated w/30 Darks, 500 Bias, 50 Flats using natural sky flats. CCD temperature was -20C & -25C depending on the night. Image was taken from my backyard Observatory.

Link to Narrowband Version: https://astromarina.zenfolio.com/p52895960/hc13c4a90#hc13c4a90

IC 410 is an emission nebula located 12,000 light-years away in the northern part of constellation Auriga. It spans more than 100 light years and is formed from radiation from the open cluster NGC 1893. It is called the Tadpole nebula because of the notable tadpole shapes.