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

Tags:   IC417 Spider Nebula LBN 804 Phi Aurigae Sh2-234 Cederblad 46

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Object: IC1795 in SHO Palette (2024)
IC1795 is an emission nebula/star forming region that is part of the Heart Nebula located in the constellation of Cassiopeia in the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy. The region is sometimes referred to as the Fish Head or Northern Bear Nebula. It is approximately 70 light years across and is about 6000 light years distant from Earth. The brighter region of the nebula is NGC 896, which contains many bright young, stars that excite the nebula to shine brightly.

Details:
- Acquisition Date: 11/02/2024 to 11/07/2024
- 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): 26 x 10min. (260min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):33 x 10min. (330min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):26 x 10min. (260min) bin 1x1

Total Exposure/Integration:850min. (14.12hr)

Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness

Tags:   IC1795 NGC896 Cassiopeia

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Object: SH2-157 “The Lobster Claw” in HST or SHO Palette (November 2024)
SH2-157 is a large, but faint emission complex in the western part of the constellation of Cassiopeia on the border of Cepheus. Its general shape resembles a New England rock lobster claw., hence its nickname. The nebula is about 11,050 lightyears from Earth in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/06/2024 to 11/01/2024
- 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): 43 x 10min. (430min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):26 x 10min. (260min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):25 x 10min. (250min) bin 1x1

Total Exposure:940min. (15.67hr)

Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness

Tags:   SH2-157 The Lobster Claw

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Object: Melotte 15 in IC1805 (November 2024)
Melotte 15 or NGC896, an open cluster of stars is found in the center of the Heart Nebula IC1805 that lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of our galaxy within the constellation of Cassiopeia. This structure was actually discovered before the Heart Nebula primarily because it is much brighter than the surrounding area. The central part of the nebula's intense output is powered by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars known as Melotte 15 contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass.

Details:
- Acquisition Date: 11/09/2024 to 11/10/2024
- 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):17 x 10min. (170min) bin 1x1

Total Exposure:550min. (9.17hr)

Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness

Tags:   Melotte 15 Cassiopeia

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Object: Cederblad 214 (2024) (SHO Palette)
Ced 214 or Cederblad 214 is an emission nebula contained within the larger star forming complex called NGC 7822 in the northern part of the constellation of Cepheus. It contains the star cluster Berkley 59 whose stars illuminate the nebula. It is estimated to be about 3000 light years away from Earth. The area also contains many dark nebulae listed below.
Lynds Dark Nebulae (LDN):
- LDN 1267
- LDN 1269
- LDN 1270
- LDN 1271
- LDN 1272
- LDN 1275

Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/12/2024 to 10/24/2024
- 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): 40x 10min. (400min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1
- Sulfur II (SII):20 x 10min. (200min) bin 1x1

Total Exposure:800min. (13.33hr)

Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness

Tags:   NGC7822 Ced214 Cederblad 214 Cepheus Berkley 59

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