IC 410 Tadpoles
Details
IC 410 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga. Two objects Simeis 129 and Simeis 130 within the nebula look like tadpoles. The open cluster within the nebula is NGC 1893. This image was a test for the SBIG STT8300 camera and was published at the the Baader Planetarium website. The colors where mixed in the so called Bi-Color method named after astrophotographer Steve Cannistra.
Image Details
Telescope Optics
TMB 80/600 at 510mm
Mount
Alt AD6 + Koch FS2
Camera
SBIG STT8300M
Filters
Baader Ha and OIII
Integration Time
21x1200s Ha and 18x1200s SII
Date
March of 2014
Conditions
Good Sky Conditions
Remarks
This image was meant to be a test for the new SBIG STT8300M Camera which came out in 2014. The colors are mixed in the so called Bi-Color Palette.
Object Details
Type of Object
Emission Nebula, Open Cluster
Constellation
Auriga
Location
Eifel Nationalpark