IC 417 – The Spider Nebula

The Spider Nebula IC 417 glowing in deep red hydrogen light, with dark dust lanes and a bright central star illuminating swirling gas in Auriga.

Image Title: The Spider Nebula - IC 417

Copyright: Jau

Date image was taken: January 14, 2026

Location: Ager (Lleida, Spain)

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: IC 417 lies between two well-known objects, IC 405 - the Flaming Star Nebula and IC 410 - the Tadpole Nebula, but it's not very well known.

It's 30h and 35' of L-Ha-RGB captures:

Telescope: RC TS 8" Carbon 200/1600
Camera: ZWO ASi533MM Pro
Mount: Sky-Wather Wave 150i
Guiding: Askar OAG M54
Filters: Astronomik L, R, G, B, Ha.

B: 60×300″
G: 60×300″
R: 60×300″
Ha: 60×300″
L: 127×300″

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