The Tadpoles Nebula, IC410, is a HII emission region located in the Auriga constellation. It lies some 10,000 light-years away from us. We can also identify the NGC1893 open cluster, located 3,300 light-years away from us.
This image has been composed using Hydrogen Hα, Sulfur [SII] and Oxygen [OIII] data for the nebula and RGB data for the stars.
Image Details
Hα: 50×600″
[OIII]: 23×600″
[SII]: 12×600″
RGB: 15×180″ (each)
All images taken at 0Gain bin1 -20ºC
Calibrated with 30 flats, 50 darks and 50 bias
Data acquisition 2019
Total exposure: 16h25′
Equipment
FSQ85ED telescope
Mesu200 mount
ASI 1600MM Pro camera with ZWO EFW 8 pos
Guiding with ASI174MC and ZWO OAG
Baader filters
Software
SGP, PHD2, APP, PIX.
Aleix Roig – Prades, Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain), 2021.