IC 405 (also known as the
Flaming Star Nebula,
SH 2-229, or
Caldwell 31) is an
emission and
reflection nebula[1] in the constellation
Auriga north of the
celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star
AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′.
[2] It is located near the emission nebula
IC 410, the open clusters
M38 and
M36, and the K-class star
Iota Aurigae.The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500
light-years away from
Earth.
[2] It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the
Orion's Belt area.
[2] The nebula is about 5
light-years across.
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The color palette was HSO, but then I changed the entire hue of the image later in processing, because I wanted to follow just my instincts and not rules, which is not something I do very often.
Processed using my latest Pixinsight knowledge.
It took so long to do this.
Data is from MOANA, processed by me.
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