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The Tadpole Nebula (IC 410) is located approximately 12,400 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. It is associated with the young open cluster NGC 1893. The tadpoles of IC 410 are gas globules, small dense knots of dust and gas that give birth to young stars. They are composed of denser and cooler dust and gas. On the left side of the image is the Spider Nebula (IC 417).
