Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1893
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IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula, Marc Abelló
IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula
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IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula

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IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula, Marc Abelló
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IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula

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IC 410 is located about 12,000 light years away, and is more than 100 light years in diameter. It has been sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from the open cluster NGC 1893. Formed embedded in the interstellar cloud just 4 million years ago, radiation from these hot stars pushes gas out of them and creates dark "tadpoles." These streamers of denser gas resist erosive radiation from hot stars. The tails have grown to 10 light years in length, and are potentially sites of ongoing star formation.

This is the third collaboration with Carlos Espada (@carlosespadaapo), who has suffered from ALS for years and can only move his eyes. With them he controls and manages his astrophotography equipment, and I have the honor once again of putting my hands at his disposal to carry out the processing.

Las fotografías las tomó durante 6 noches especialmente turbulentas, con mala visión y mucha corriente en chorro, lo que me obligó a acumular hasta 20 horas de exposición, repartidas de la siguiente manera: 6 horas UVIRcut, 7 horas Optolong L-enhance y 7 horas Askar. D2 (SII OIII). Todas las luces 300.

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IC410 - Tadpoles Nebula, Marc Abelló