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IC 410, Tadpole Nebula in the constellation Auriga

Reflection Nebula and open cluster. The tadpoles are the two light squiggly items in the upper left of the nebula. They appear more obvious under Ha light.

Distance: Not available
Size: Not available
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini Control with Advanced Telescope Systems
                portable pier
Images: 12 luminance, 6 red, 6 blue, 6 green @ 5 minutes each for a total
                exposure time of 150 minutes.
Date: February 8, 2008
Software: Camera and guider control - MaximDL, Calibration and stacking, Creation of
                color image - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS2.