IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga.
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IC 417 is an emission nebula in Auriga. It is part of the Aur OB2 association, located nearby to NGC 1931. It is located on the near side of the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
[Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_417]
Sky Location
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Image Details
| Moon Phase: | New Moon |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Seestar S30 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) |
| Optics: | 160 mm focal length, f/5.3, 30 mm aperture (APO quadruplet) |
| Filter: | LP |
| Binning: | 1x1 |
| Stacking: | StackingWizard, 70 of 77 frames stacked |
| Date: | 2026-10-11 |
| Number of images: | 70 |
| Exposure per image: | 60 s |
| Total imaging time: | 1 h 10 min |
AstroWizard Processing
- Crop
- Rotate (counter-clockwise) (x2)
- GraXpert background extraction (0.5) (x2)
- True-color mapping
- Color calibration (x2)
- BlurXTerminator (0.3)
- BlurXTerminator (0.6) (x2)
- NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (x2)
- NoiseXTerminator (linear, 0.9) (starless)
- Star removal (StarXTerminator) (x2)
- Flatten sky background
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (x2)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (linear)
- Generalized Hyperbolic Stretch (starless)
- Saturation adjustment (x2)
- Contrast (pop) adjustment
- Curves adjustment (x3)
- Star recombination (screen blend)
- Adj dmg
- Mended
- NoiseXTerminator (non-linear, 0.6)
