IC 417

Emission Nebula, Auriga

January 2022. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga that is energized by embedded hot, massive blue stars. The bluish clouds of gas are locations of new star formation.

Telescope: Astro Physics 175EDF f8.3
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: SBIG STT8300
Guider: Mini Borg 50 / SBIG STi

L: 48×10 mins = 480 mins, R: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, G: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, B: 24×10 mins = 240 mins

Total Imaging Time: 20h 00m

Data Imaged remotely over 5 nights during January 2022.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.