Tadpoles in the Moonlight

The brightness of a waxing moon gets in the way of most astroimaging efforts unless special narrow band filters are employed. Not wanting to miss out on a spectacularly clear night, I used a hydrogen alpha filter to capture IC 410, a cluster of stars and nebulosity in Auriga. Here are a pair of tadpoles swimming in a pool of moonlight.

Date Imaged: November 19, 2015

Lens: N16 f/5.2

Exposure: 3.5 hours

Mount: Losmandy Titan

Date Imaged

November 19, 2015

Lens

N16 f/5.2

Exposure

3.5 hours

Mount

Losmandy Titan

Camera: QSI 683

Filter: Ha 42x5 minutes, 2x2

Location: Stardust Observatory, Baguio, Philippines

Coordinates

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Camera

QSI 683

Filter

Ha 42x5 minutes, 2x2

Location

Stardust Observatory, Baguio, Philippines

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