IC410 - Hydrogen Alpha Emissions of The Tadpole Nebula
Wed Mar 13 2024
I started gathering exposure time on this while waiting for my primary target to come into view. I don’t have much time left to pick up any additional time before it’s gone for the season so I went ahead and processed what I had and actually like it in black & white.
About this object
- Type
- Nebula
- Constellation
- Auriga (the Charioteer)
- Apparent size
- 40.0′ × 30.0′
- Catalogue designations
- IC 410
The Tadpoles Nebula is a nebula in the constellation Auriga (the Charioteer). It spans roughly 40.0′ × 30.0′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 55 × 3m (2h 45m)
- Total integration: 2h 45m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Celestron C8
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron CGEM II
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm
- Guiding scope: SVBony SV106 60mm Guide Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Accessories: Starizona SCT Corrector 0.63x IV (SCTCORR-4), ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.