Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  The star 17 Aur
The Flaming Star Nebula, Charles Duarte FRAS
The Flaming Star Nebula
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The Flaming Star Nebula

The Flaming Star Nebula, Charles Duarte FRAS
The Flaming Star Nebula
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The Flaming Star Nebula

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The Flaming Star NebulaFirst discovered in 1892, the nebula complex IC 405 was eloquently described by Max Wolf in 1903 as "a burning body from which several enormous curved flames seem to break out like gigantic prominences". Eventually "The Flaming Star Nebula" became adopted as the popular name for IC 405. It decided to use a red color pattern to do justify it name.The IC 405 complex would be invisible if not for the ionizing energy of a brilliant O type star, AE Aurigae. Many nebulae have a single hot, massive star as their ionizing source. These stars are usually born from the raw materials of the gaseous clouds they now illuminate. The turbulent history of AE Aurigae began 2.5 million years ago when a close encounter between two massive binary stars occurred near where the trapezium cluster of M42 exists today. The outcome of this collision was the eccentric double star Iota Orionis and two classic "runaway" stars ejected into space at remarkable speed.Taken in 2021, using FLI 16803 camera with Officina Stellar 250mm telescope Ha 1200 sec x 30, OIII 1200 x 20 also 1200 x 25.Total 25hrs of exposure

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The Flaming Star Nebula, Charles Duarte FRAS