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: ASA N16 f3.6
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Internal

Ha: 48×10 mins = 480 mins, L: 10×5 mins = 50 mins, R: 21×5 mins = 105 mins, G: 12×5 mins = 60 mins, B: 12×5 mins = 60 mins

Total Imaging Time: 12h 35m

Data Imaged remotely over 3 nights during December 2009 & combined with Ha data from December 2008.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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