Astral Imaging at Dogwood Ridge Observatory

Latitude: 37°48'51.0" N"
Longitude:78°23'41.0"W
Scottsville, Virginia 24590
 

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IC410 - The Tadpoles

Image Information

Quoted From NOAO
Explanation:
IC410 is the gaseous nebula surrounding the bright, hot star cluster of NGC 1893. The radiation from these hot stars pushes the gas away from them and creates the darker hole like features just above the star cluster. The "tadpoles" (seen just below center) are regions of denser, cooler gas. These pockets of more dense gas slowly resist the erosive radiation from the hot stars. The high radiation slowly eats away at these pockets and the matter streams away from the stars- creating the tails seen in the image. The tails have grown to 10 light years in length.

IC 410 lies approximately 12,000 light years away in the constellation of Auriga.

 

 

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This image is compiled from 10 - 15 minute Luminance images.  RGB data is 8 each for 15 minutes each for a total of 8.5 hours of data used. All data was acquired ACP Web Interface using MaxImDl/CCD version 4.56. Images were reduced and saved in MaxIm. The data was then brought into CCDStack where bloom removal, alignment, and sigma reject was performed to produce the master image. Photoshop CS 2 was used for curves and levels.  The image data was collected over November 23-24, 2006.

Equipment and Location Information

Date November 23-24, 2006
Location Dogwood Ridge Observatory
Optics OGS10" RC @ f/6.2
Mount Astro Physics AP1200GTO
Camera SBIG ST10XME
Conditions Temperature middle  40's - 50's with very good to excellent  seeing. Transparency excellent.

    
  Last Modified :01/23/09 03:40 AM