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IC 410 lies about 12,000 light years away, in the constellation Auriga. This emission nebula surrounds the “recently” formed (4 million years ago) open cluster NGC 1893 (seen just below-left the dark nebulosity located in the center of this image. IC 410 is a nebula that is triggering massive star birth (especially around Simeis 129 and 130, the two tadpoles, a detail of which is seen below) and will all but disappear due to the strong stellar winds from these hot, young stars.
This image was taken with narrowband filters (HOS) and they were color mapped to a modified Hubble palette.
Additional Information
Object
Name(s): IC 410. Tadpoles Nebula
Type: Emission Nebula
RA: 5h 23m 08s
Dec: +33º 28’ 50”
Constellation: Auriga
Size (arcmin): 40×30 arcmin
Magnitude: +10.0
Distance: 12,000 ly
Image
Date: 2022-01-21 to 2022-02-25
Location: Curiosity2 Observatory, New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, NM, USA
Size (arcmin): 31×31 arcmin
Telescope: 24” (61 cm) f/6.5 Reflector
Camera: FLI PL16803 (4096x4096pix)
Guiding: Astrodon MonsterMOAG off-axis guider
Total exposure: 33 hours (Ha: 10h; OIII: 10h; SII: 10h; RGB: 3h)
Processing: CCDStack, Photoshop CC 2022