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This is an open star cluster located in the constellation Auriga. Named for the two gaseous structures that look like Tadpoles swimming toward the center, this open star cluster is surrounded by HII (hydrogen) gas. Imaged last night from my Bortle 5/6 back yard.
The second image is a closer in crop of the tadpoles to preserve detail from compression.
-Celestron 8" EdgeHD telescope with 0.7x reducer making it a 1400mm, f/7 scope
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Extreme dual narrowband filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Quieter3Q mini PC running Windows
Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software
-130 x 180sec subexposures
-calibrated with 20 each darks, flats, and dark flats
-Total integration time of 6.5hrs
The second image is a closer in crop of the tadpoles to preserve detail from compression.
-Celestron 8" EdgeHD telescope with 0.7x reducer making it a 1400mm, f/7 scope
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Extreme dual narrowband filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Quieter3Q mini PC running Windows
Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software
-130 x 180sec subexposures
-calibrated with 20 each darks, flats, and dark flats
-Total integration time of 6.5hrs
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