{"id":62745,"date":"2024-08-28T12:31:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/96aaa852-d160-4306-be50-bc5d3e25ec49"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:39:50","slug":"ic-410-is-a-cosmic-cloud-that-looks-like-tadpoles-swimming-through-the-cosmos","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/ic-410-is-a-cosmic-cloud-that-looks-like-tadpoles-swimming-through-the-cosmos\/","title":{"rendered":"IC 410 is a cosmic cloud that looks like tadpoles swimming through the cosmos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Images of the Tadpole Nebula, IC 410, and facts about this star-forming region. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 28 August 2024 at 12:31 PM<\/p>

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IC 410 is located 12,000 lightyears from Earth in the Auriga<\/a> constellation, and is nicknamed the Tadpole Nebula because of the tadpole-shaped clouds of dark dust that appear to be swimming towards the centre.<\/p>

The Tadpole Nebula is a region of ionised hydrogen gas spanning over 100 lightyears across that’s carved and sculpted by streams of charged particles called stellar winds emanating from open star cluster<\/a> NGC 1893.<\/p>

NGC 1893 is about 4 million years old: the blink of an eye in cosmic terms.<\/p>

The ‘tadpoles’ that give the nebula its nickname are dense streams of dust and gas about 10 lightyears long that may well be sites of star formation.<\/p>

Below is a selection of images of IC 410, the Tadpole Nebula, captured by astrophotographers and BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em> readers.<\/p>

For help with photographing nebulae, read our guide to deep-sky astrophotography<\/a> and our tutorial on deep-sky image processing<\/a>.<\/p>

And don’t forget to send us your images or share them with us via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>

Pictures of the Tadpole Nebula<\/strong><\/h2>

Our pick of the best images of the Tadpole Nebula captured by readers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.<\/p>

The Tadpole NebulaHannah Rochford, Bruton, Somerset, 20\u201328 March 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM camera, Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC 405, the Flaming Star NebulaGreg Meyer, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 12-15 November 2023Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Radian Raptor 61 triplet apo refractor, ZWO AM5 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae Tom Wildoner, Pennsylvania, USA, 25 November 2019Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC-Pro colour camera, William Optics RedCat 51 apo refractor, Celestron CGEM DX mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, UK. Equipment: Teleskop service 12″ Richey-Chretien telescope, Skywatcher EQ8 mount, Atik 383L camera, Astronomik Sii, Ha, Oiii filters, Astro physics 0.67 reducer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Nebulae of Auriga by David Slack, Prudhoe, Northumberland, UK. Equipment: Canon 1100D DSLR, SXV-H9 CCD camera, Revelation ED66 refractor, Tamron 55-200mm zoom lens, Baader 7nm Ha filter, Astronomik 12nm Ha clip filter, Astronomik CLS clip filter, HEQ5 pro mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 and Flaming Star Nebulas by Chris Heapy, Macclesfield, UK. Equipment: Televue NP127is, Moravian G4-16000, Chroma 3nM Ha, OIII and SII, 10-Micron GM2000HPS-II<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Teleskop service 12″ Richey-Chretien telescope, Skywatcher EQ8 mount, Atik 383L camera, Astronomik Sii, Ha, Oiii filters, Astro physics 0.67 reducer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Teleskop service 12″ Richey-Chretien telescope, Skywatcher EQ8 mount,Atik 383L camera, Astronomik Sii, Ha, Oiii filters, Astro physics 0.67 reducer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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The Tadpoles Nebula by Chris Grimmer, Seething, Norfolk, UK. Equipment: William Optic GT81 Triplet, SXVR H694 Mono CCD with Baader Narrowband Filters, Ioptron CEM60 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Celestron C11 Sct, Skywatcher NEQ6 pro mount,Atik 383L camera, motorised filter wheel and Astronomik filters. F6.3 focal reducer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 by Chris Heapy, Macclesfield, UK. Equipment: TeleVue NP127is, Losmandy G11 equatorial mount, TV Pronto, SX Lodestar, Atik490EX.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: GSO 8″ Richey-Chretien Optical tube, Skywatcher NEQ6 pro mount,Atik 383L camera, motorised filter wheel and Astronomik filters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 Tadpole Nebula by Steve Wilson, Middlesbrough, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher ED80, Atik 314l , Xagyl 5-filter wheel with Astronomik 7nm Ha and Baader RGB filters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC 410 Tadpoles by Ian Russell, Sutton Courtenay, UK. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-85ED, TS90APO, Atik 460 ex mono, Baader 2″ filters,Atik OAG, IMG0H, PHD, Celestron CG-5GT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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IC410 by Roger B, Whitstable, UK. Equipment: GSO 8″ f4 Astrograph, EQ6 via EQMod, SXVH9, Baader 7nm Ha filter, Ts9mm OAG<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Tadpole Nebula by Andy Jensen, Battisford, Suffolk, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher 120mm ED Refactor, Atik 383l CCD, 7nm Ha Filter, NEQ 6 Mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>