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IC 410 and NGC 1893 in the constellation Auriga

An emission nebula IC 410 lies about 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. The cloud of glowing hydrogen gas is over 100 light-years across, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from embedded open star cluster NGC 1893. Formed in the interstellar cloud a mere 4 million years ago, the bright cluster stars are seen just below the prominent dark dust cloud near picture center. Notable near the 7 o’clock position in this wide, detailed view are two relatively dense streamers of material trailing away from the nebula’s central regions. Potentially sites of ongoing star formation, these cosmic tadpole shapes are about 10 light-years long.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion Optics UK CT8
Imaging cameras: SBIG ST-8300M
Mounts: Losmandy G11
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion Optics UK CT8
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar guide camera
Focal reducers: Baader Planetarium RCC
Software: Maxim DL, photoshop
Filters: Baader Planetarium SII 8nm, Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm, Baader Planetarium 7nm H-Alpha
Accessories: Celestron Radial Guider
Dates: Dec. 27, 2013, Dec. 30, 2013, Jan. 3, 2014
Frames:
Baader Planetarium 7nm H-Alpha: 28×900″ bin 1×1
Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm: 27×900″ bin 2×2
Baader Planetarium SII 8nm: 15×900″ bin 2×2
Integration: 17.5 hours

Author: Jacek Bobowik
AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI 24 June 2014

IC 405 & IC410 in the constellation of Auriga

The Flaming Star Nebula officially known as IC 405 (upper-center), lies about 1500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Auriga.
One and a half degree East from the Flaming Star Nebula is located IC 410, a region of faint nebulosity surrounding the open star cluster NGC 1893. The cluster itself is small and located just below center, underneath the central dust region of the nebula. This nebula contains complex wisps of gas and is a beautiful target for astrophotography. IC 410 is much more distant, 12,000 light years away, and much larger, 100 light years across, than the Flaming Star Nebula.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM
Imaging cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Mounts: Celestron CGEM Hypertuned
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion ShortTube 80
Guiding cameras: Orion StarShoot Autoguider
Focal reducers: Astro-Tech AT2FF
Software: Scott Davis AAPPS, Luc Coiffier’s DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Photoshop CS6, BinaryRivers BackyardEOS
Filters: One-Shot Color, Astronomik 6nm Ha Clip-In Filter
Dates: Dec. 31, 2013, Jan. 2, 2014, Jan. 4, 2014, Jan. 5, 2014
Frames:
Astronomik 6nm Ha Clip-In Filter: 104×300″ ISO1600
One-Shot Color: 59×180″ ISO1600
Integration: 11.6 hours
Darks: ~27
Flats: ~47
Flat darks: ~47
Bias: ~47

Author: Scott Davis
AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI
17 June 2014

Aurora Dog over Alaska

Image Credit & Copyright: John Chumack

Sometimes it is hard to believe what you see in the sky. While leading his annual aurora tour last month near Fairbanks in central Alaska, astrophotographer John Chumack and his company saw a most unusual aurora. This bright aurora appeared to change into the shape of a jumping dog, complete with a curly tail. He was able to capture the fleeting natural apparition in the above image with a 15-second exposure through a wide-angle lens. By coincidence, he also captured a background sky filled with familiar highlights. Planets visible include bright Jupiter through the dog’s front legs and reddish Mars below the dog’s hind legs. Stars visible include the Big Dipper stars above the dog’s midsection and reddish Betelgeuse shining on the far right. This dog would not be following him home, however, and within a few minutes morphed into other shapes before thegeomagnetic storm particles that created it shifted to strike the Earth elsewhere.

NASA APOD 29-Apr-14

The Spider and the Fly in Auriga

Bright clusters and nebulae abound in the ancient northern constellation of Auriga.
An imaginative eye toward the expansive IC 417 and diminutive NGC 1931 suggests a cosmic spider and fly. About 10,000 light-years distant, both represent young, open star clusters formed in interstellar clouds and still embedded in glowing hydrogen gas. For scale, the more compact NGC 1931 is about 10 light-years across.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Williams Optics Megrez 72
Imaging cameras: Starlight Xpress SXVR-H9
Mounts: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Williams Optics Megrez 72
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress CoStar
Focal reducers: William Optics FF/FR VI
Software: PixInsight 1.8, PHD guiding, Nebulosity 3, EQMac
Filters: Astrodon Ha 5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress Mini Filter wheel
Dates: Feb. 16, 2014, Feb. 21, 2014
Frames: Astrodon Ha 5nm: 18×1800″ -20C
Integration: 9.0 hours

Author: Epicycle

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI
28 April 2014

Flaming Star Nebula

The Flaming Star nebula lies about 1,500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga).

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion 8″ f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Imaging cameras: QSI 683 wsg-8
Mounts: Celestron AVX
Focal reducers: Baader MPCC
Software: PixInsight
Filters: Orion SkyGlow 2″ Imaging Filter
Dates: Feb. 22, 2014
Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha: 8×600″ bin 2×2
Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 4×420″ bin 2×2
Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 4×420″ bin 2×2
Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 4×420″ bin 2×2
Integration: 2.7 hours

Author: Charles Ward

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI
30 March 2014

IC 405: Flaming Star Nebula

IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula) is an emission/reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05^h 16.2^m dec +34° 28′. It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the naked-eye K-class starHassaleh. The nebula measures approximately 37.0′ x 19.0′, and lies about 1,500 light-years away. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion’s Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro-Physics AP 130mm f/6.3 Starfire EDF
Imaging cameras: SBIG STXL-11002/FW8G-STXL
Mounts: Astro-Physics Mach1AP GTO with GTOCP3
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Astro-Physics AP 130mm f/6.3 Starfire EDF
Guiding cameras: SBIG STXL-11002/FW8G-STXL
Software: Pleiades Astrophoto Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, Cyanogen Maxim DL Pro 5
Filters: Astrodon 3nm SII, Astrodon 3nm OIII, Astrodon H-alpha 3 nm
Dates: Sept. 30, 2013, Oct. 2, 2013, Oct. 3, 2013
Locations: My back deck
Frames:
Astrodon 3nm OIII: 10×900″ bin 1×1
Astrodon 3nm SII: 10×900″ bin 1×1
Astrodon H-alpha 3 nm: 17×900″ bin 1×1
Integration: 9.2 hours

Autor: coles44

13 March 2014

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IC405: Flaming Star Nebula in Ha OIII

IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission/reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05^h 16.2^m dec +34° 28′. It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the naked-eye K-class star Hassaleh. The nebula measures approximately 37.0′ x 19.0′, and lies about 1,500 light-years away. It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion’s Belt area. The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Selfmade Super Astrograph 8″ f4
Imaging cameras: SBIG ST- 8300M
Guiding cameras: ALccd5-IIm
Software: Fitswork, Adobe Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Planetariun OIII 8.5nm, Baader Planetariun Ha 7nm
Accessories: TS 9mm OAG, Pal Gyulai Komakorrektor
Dates: Feb. 4, 2014
Frames: 8×900″
Integration: 2.0 hours

Autor: Petko Marinov

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI

23 February 2014

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Downtown Auriga

Image Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)

Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer, rides high in northern winter night skies. Spanning nearly 24 full moons (12 degrees) on the sky, this deep telescopic mosaic view recorded in January shows off some of Auriga’s most popular sights for cosmic tourists. The crowded field sweeps along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy in the direction opposite the galactic center. Need directions? Near the bottom of the frame, at the Charioteer’s boundary with Taurus the Bull, the bright bluish star Elnath is known as both Beta Tauri and Gamma Aurigae. On the far left and almost 300 light-years away, the busy, looping filaments of supernova remnant Simeis 147 cover about 150 light-years. Look toward the right to find emission nebula IC 410, significantly more distant, some 12,000 light-years away. Star forming IC 410 is famous for its embedded young star cluster, NGC 1893, and tadpole-shaped clouds of dust and gas. The Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405, is just a little farther along. Its red, convoluted clouds of glowing hydrogen gas are energized by hot O-type star AE Aurigae. Two of our galaxy’s open star clusters, Charles Messier’s M36 and M38 line up in the starfield above, familiar to many binocular-equipped skygazers.

NASA APOD 13-02-2014

NGC 1893: Tadpole Nebula in Narrowband

The Tadpole Nebula (IC 410) is an emission nebula around an open star cluster (NGC 1893). The “tadpoles” are clumps of gas and dust from the formation of the cluster. Inside them, new stars are born. The tails from the “tadpoles” are caused by the solar wind of the stars of NGC 1893 (that’s why the point away from the star cluster).

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TOA-130
Imaging cameras: FLI ML 11002
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TOA-130
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar
Software: Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro, CCDStack2
Filters: Astrodon Narrowband Set (Ha OIII SII)
Accessories: .67 Field Flattener
Dates: Jan. 17, 2014
Locations: Home
Frames: 46×1200″

Autor: Mark Striebeck

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI

29 January 2014

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The Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147 / Sh2-240) Hydrongen-alpha

Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) that may have occurred in the Milky Way, on the constellation borders of Auriga and Taurus. Discovered in 1952 at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory using a 25 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, it is a very difficult object to observe view due to its extreme low brightness. The nebulous area is fairly large with an almost spherical shell and filamentary structure. The remnant has an apparent diameter that covers approximately 3°, an estimated distance of approximately 3000 (±350)ly away and an age of approximately 40,000y old. It is believed that after its stellar explosion a rapidly spinning neutron star known as pulsar PSR J0538+2817 was left behind in the nebula core, emitting a strong radio signal.

Camera : Astro60D (cooled at-16C)
Telescope/Lens : Takahashi FSQ-85ED w 0.73x reducer (327mm f/3.8 )
Filter : Astronomik 6nm Ha
ISO : 3200
Tracking Mount : Takahashi EM-11
Autoguide : SBIG SG-4
Data: 3-7, Jan, 2014 MeiZhou, CHINA
Total Exposure Time : 10mins x 63frames
w Dark Frames, Bias Frames
process w DSS,PI, PS5

Autor: Vincent Vegabort

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI

18 January 2014

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