IC417 also known as SH2-234 or Cederblad 46, is an emission nebula in the Constellations of Auriga located in the Perseus arm of our galaxy. It is located about 7500 light years from Earth and is estimated to be about 100 light years across. As with many emission nebulas, IC417 is a star forming region and is populated with many stars and protostars in various stages of stellar evolution.
Also included in the field are:
- Phi Aurigae an orange giant star (mag 5.1) 400 light years away estimated to be 35 times bigger than our Sun.
- LBN 804 – Lynds’ Bright Nebula 804
- LDN 1526 – Lynds’ Dark Nebula 1526
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 12/26/2024 to 12/27/2024
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
- Astrodon SII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 19 x 10min. (190min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):19 x 10min. (190min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):19 x 10min. (190min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure/Integration:570min. (9.5hr)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
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