IC 410 Nebula
IC 410 in Auriga
is a dim emission nebula comprised of hydrogen gas about 12,000 light-years from Earth. The open star cluster NGC 1893 lays at the core of the nebula. The 'tadpoles' at 8 o'clock are themselves 10 light years long and new stars may be forming within them. The dark patches within IC 410 occur where dust obscures the glowing gas. View IC 410 with its neighbor, IC 405, here. This was my first collaboration with my friend Dr. Ron Brecher.
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is a dim emission nebula comprised of hydrogen gas about 12,000 light-years from Earth. The open star cluster NGC 1893 lays at the core of the nebula. The 'tadpoles' at 8 o'clock are themselves 10 light years long and new stars may be forming within them. The dark patches within IC 410 occur where dust obscures the glowing gas. View IC 410 with its neighbor, IC 405, here. This was my first collaboration with my friend Dr. Ron Brecher.
LARGE