Image Description and Details :

The Tadpole nebula or IC 410 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga. It lies approximately 12,000 light years from earth.

I don't believe its name needs any explanation, it's one of the few I can see immediately, and I've always struggled with most. This nebula reminds me of a line in one of my favorite songs. "We're just 2 lost souls swimming in a fish bowl". Of course Pink Floyd isn't everyone's thing!

equipment:

Orion RC 8" with CCD47

ZWO ASI 1600MM (-20, gain 139)

Altair 70mm guide scope and ZWO ASI 224 MC

Skywatcher EQ6-r

Integration:

HA - 67x 600 sec

OIII - 5x 600 sec

SII - 5x 600sec

Copyright: Carl Gough

From the flame star IC405 to the ′′ pond ′′ IC410, the celestial area in the Giffus is filled with ionized aluminum clouds, the original tone is dominated by red -- until a comet, C / 2020 M3 ATLAS, Dragging the short tail to break into here, bringing a piece of green.

In order to shoot the comet, QHY268C was specially adjusted to high gain mode, Gain 56, Offset 10, with a 100-second short exposure to prevent the comet from dragging. As a result, the comet was captured, but the camera hung up, the infinite card read out, and had to return to the factory for repair. Now, even the equatorial meter is starting to go crazy for unknown reasons.

It seems that the comet is really a broom star......

Location: Hebei Kangbo Galaxy Observatory

Taken on December 9-10, 2020

Telescope: 150 2.8 HNT

Camera: QHY268c

Equator: Eaton iOptron CEM70

Guide: QHYCCD OAG-M

Guide Star Camera: QHY5L-II-M

Number of sheets taken: 206

Single exposure: 100 seconds

Cumulative exposure: 5.7 hours

APT: APT

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Copyright: Steed Yu