THE TADPOLES

THE TADPOLES.

 

Space is weird.

 

Here’s my latest image of IC 410, an emission nebula in the constellation of Auriga. The “Tadpoles” in this image are 10 light-year long regions of active star formation. This image is shot in HOO which closely resembles true colour.

 

Technical details:

- Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro

- ZWO ASI 294MC-pro

- Explore Scientific ED APO 102mm F7 FCD-100 Triplet Carbon Fibre

- Altair starwave 0.8x field flattener

- ZWO ASI-120MM-mini guide camera

- Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED guidescope

- 2 inch mounted Optolong L-eXtreme

- ZWO EAF

- Pegasus powerbox advance

 

Acquisition and processing:

- 34 x 300s (2h 50min), gain 125, offset 30, -15c

- Darks - 30

- Flats - 30

- Darkflats - 30

- APP/PS/Topaz/StarXterminator

Done