Friday, January 20, 2023

IC 410--The Tadpole Nebula

 IC 410 offers a lot of visual drama for astrophotographers. It is currently well-placed for imaging early in the evening and it is bright enough that significant detail can be captures with relatively short integration times. The first image is a close crop, showing the Tadpoles and some fine details in nearby clouds of gas and dust. The Tadpoles themselves are thought to be sites of active star formation, sculpted into their shapes by winds and radiation from the cluster of stars in which they lie. The second image shows a wider view of the cluster and nebula.

Tech card: RASA 8; DS10C, NBZ filter. 188 x 45s integrations. 


 

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