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Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB, Steve Milne
Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB
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Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB

Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB, Steve Milne
Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB
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Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga - HaLRGB

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The Flaming Star Nebula (Caldwell 31, IC 405, Sharpless 2-229) is an emission and reflection nebula located 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Auriga. It was first discovered in 1891 by the German-born (though he immigrated to the USA as an infant) astronomer John Martin Schaeberle (1853 – 1924).

Caldwell 31 was imaged between 30 November 2018 and 8 January 2019 from a remote imaging rig in Spain owned and operated by Barry Wilson and Steve Milne.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106

Camera: QSI 683 WSG

Filters: Astrodon HaLRGB

Mount: 10 Micron GM1000HPS

Ha: 31 x 1200s

Lum: 48 x 600s

Red: 24 x 600s

Green: 24 x 600s

Blue: 24 x 600s

A total of 30 hours and 20 minutes exposure time.

Data capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Image processing: Steve Milne

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