Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
16 Jun 2025
Auriga nebulae - IC405, IC410, IC417 & Friends (SHO)
Auriga nebulae - IC410, IC405 & Friends (SHO); aka Tadpoles & Flaming Star nebulae (Ha+Sii+Oiii in SHO).Located in the constellation Auriga, is illuminated by the bright variable star AE Aurigae and about 1500ly away. IC410 (right) appears to be right next to IC405 (left), but is in fact 12,000ly away, and much larger (100ly across). Total integration time of over 15 hrs of data from Telescope Live remote observatory in Almeria, Spain:
Ha > 5 hrs; Sii > 5 hrs; Oiii = > 5 hrs.
Pre and Post processing in Pixinsight (SHO workflow)
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 405
11 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 80.4417 Dec 33.9156
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Feb 2023 - 21 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 312 | 4h25m | 51 |
| OIII | 276 | 3h55m | 51 |
| SII | 312 | 4h20m | 50 |