Cosmic Pollywogs in Hydrogen Alpha

All,

First attempt at imaging this and it turns out to be a most interesting
object. IC410 in Auriga. 3x30 minute sub exposures Sigma-Reject Combined
and levels and curves in Photoshop. Not centered in the FOV but there
were no guidestars to be had visible through the Ha filter.

http://www.celestial-images.com/Imag...x1800s-Ha.html

Needs more data though and I'll certainly gather some more when the
"grey nebula" clears.

Comments welcomed.

Regards

Bill

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:53:53 -0600, William R. Mattil
wrote:

All,

First attempt at imaging this and it turns out to be a most interesting
object. IC410 in Auriga. 3x30 minute sub exposures Sigma-Reject Combined
and levels and curves in Photoshop. Not centered in the FOV but there
were no guidestars to be had visible through the Ha filter.

http://www.celestial-images.com/Imag...x1800s-Ha.html

Needs more data though and I'll certainly gather some more when the
"grey nebula" clears.

Comments welcomed.

Very nice!


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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:53:53 GMT, "William R. Mattil"
wrote:

All,

First attempt at imaging this and it turns out to be a most interesting
object. IC410 in Auriga. 3x30 minute sub exposures Sigma-Reject Combined
and levels and curves in Photoshop. Not centered in the FOV but there
were no guidestars to be had visible through the Ha filter.

http://www.celestial-images.com/Imag...x1800s-Ha.html

Needs more data though and I'll certainly gather some more when the
"grey nebula" clears.

Comments welcomed.

Regards

Bill

I just added a link to this picture in my article about observing IC
410 and the tadpoles -- which so far I've not been able to verify by
eye, looking at the nebula (I wonder if it can be done? Might
possibly require a very, very large aperture scope...)

The other pictures I had used as references were all done by larger
aperture Ritcheys. You have achieved virtually the same clarity with
a smaller scope having more conventional optics: congrats!

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