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IC 410 and NGC 1893 in the constellation Auriga

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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

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Downtown Auriga

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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

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NGC 1893: Tadpole Nebula in Narrowband

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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

We select the best works of amateur astrophotographers with details of equipment, shooting processing etc.

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NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga

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NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. The star cluster is imbedded in the emission nebula IC 410.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106 EDXIII Astrograph @f/3,6
Imaging cameras: Starlight Xpress SXVR-H18 mono
Mounts: Takahashi Em200 Temma2M
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106 EDXIII Astrograph @f/3,6
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Lodestar
Focal reducers: Takahashi Reducer QE 0.73X
Filters: Astrodon OIII 5nm, Astrodon SII 5nm, Astrodon Ha 5nm

Autor:  Laurent

26 December 2013

We select the best works of amateur astrophotographers with details of equipment, shooting processing etc.

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