NGC 1893 - Letter Y Cluster

Nov 2025
NGC  1893
author image @sharon Botnang, Stuttgart

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[Wikipedia]:

NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII region IC 410).

Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4,600 young stellar objects.

Lights

Filter SV240 Multi-Narrowband
Lights 54
Single Exposure 180 sec
Total Exposure 2 hr 42 min
Gain 101
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera Omegon VeTec571c
Telescope Omegon Ritchey-Chretien Pro RC203/1624
Reducer Skywatcher Flatenner 0.9x Evolux-82ED
Guide Camera ZWO ASI174MM Mini
Guider Askar Off-Axis-Guider
Mount ZWO AM5N
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel Svbony SV226
Eaf Gemini Automatic Star Focuser Pro
Dew Heater Svbony SV172
Flat Panel WELZK A3 Light Pad

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
21 November 2025 Waxing Crescent (0.7%)

Software