74 March 2014 sky & telescopeGallery▴ (^) ORION CLOUD COMPLEX
Gerald Rhemann
The brilliant nebulous complex in Orion
includes M42 and the bluish Running Man
Nebula (NGC 1977), with pink M43 sandwiched
between them. North is to the right.
Details: ASA Astrograph H f/2.8 with Finger Lakes
Instrumentation FLI PL16803 CCD camera. Total
exposure was nearly 18 hours through color fi lters.
▶ (^) DUSTY TADPOLES
Steve Coates
Within the faint nebula IC 410 in Auriga are
two dense knots of cooler gas and dust known
informally as “the tadpoles.” Each tadpole is
about 10 light-years long.
Details: Astro-Tech AT8RC Ritchey-Chrétien refl ec-
tor with QSI 683wsg CCD camera. Total exposure
was 8⅔ hours through narrowband fi lters.
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