A personal (re) view of IC410 and the tadpoles

Two years ago, I already imaged IC410 nebula. While I was reasonably satisfied with the monochrome  (Hydrogen alpha) image, I was not so with the colour image.

So this winter I made another try: This is a new "colour" image with Ha-OIII-OIII palette and RGB stars... Read more (updated Feb 22, 1022) 

NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet

NGC 2359, known as Thor's Helmet and also catalogued as Sharpless 2-298, is an emission nebula  of the Wolf -Rayet type.

Its central star has been classified as Wolf-Rayet type (a massive star in a pre-supernova stage) and has been catalogued as WR7... Read more 

LBN 762 (MBM 13)

LBN 762 (from Lynds Catalogue of Bright Nebulae, and being part of much lager cloud known as MBM 13 after the name given later by Magnani,  Blitz and Mundy), is a "bright" nebula in the constellation Aries... Read more

LBN 576 in H alpha - Oxygen III - RGB

LBN 576 (also known as Abell 85 and CTB 1) is a large supernova remnant in Cassiopeia.

It was initially catalogued by George Abell as a planetary nebula, but it soon became clear that it was an SNR. It was also recognized as a radio source and thus given the designation CTB 1... Read more 

PK 164+31.1 Jones-Emberson 1

PK 164+31.1, also known as Jones-Emberson 1 and the Headphones Nebula is a faint, 14th magnitude, planetary nebula in the constellation of Lynx.

This nebula has a very low surface brightness which makes it a difficult, but at the same time attractive, target for astrophotography. Read more (updated 11/01/2021)

IC 410 and the "tadpoles"

IC410 is a faint emission nebula in the constellation Auriga. It is located approximately 10000 light-years away from the Earth and spans more than 100 light-years. The nebula surrounds NGC 1893, a young galactic star cluster, which is partially obscured by the dust. Read more