Flaming Star Nebula (Patrick Prokop)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Auriga (Aur) · Contains: Flaming Star Nebula · IC 405

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Flaming Star Nebula

The Flaming Star Nebula
This is also known as IC 405. This is a case where the nebula came first, then the star. The bright star in the top center is known as AE Aurigae, which is part of the Auriga constellation. The star once belonged to the constellation of Orion within the Orion nebula and was part of what is known today as "The Trapezium", the four stars in the core of the nebula. About 2.7 million years ago, there was a stellar collision that bumped AE Auriga outward toward Auriga and the gaseous nebula. The star is burning at an incredible temperature of around 33,000°K (as compared to our sun's temperature of 5,778°K). This causes the star to appear bluish in color. The intense radiation given off by this star is causing the predominate hydrogen gasses in the nebula to glow in the red light. However, there are also hints of blue light which is a reflection from the star itself. The high speed velocity of this star is generating a violent bow shock which can be seen in this image below and to the right of the star. The star is about 1,320 light-years from earth and is about 23 times more massive than the sun.

Equipment:
Telescope: Orion EON130mm Triplet Refractor
Focal length: 910mm
Focal ratio: f/7
Camera: ZWO ASI 071 mc Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
Subframes: 21 x 300 sec
Total integration time: 16mn:1hr:45mn
Camera Gain ... sensor temp: 250 ... -10°C
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro
Capture Software: N.I.N.A. Beta 2.007 nightly build
Guiding: PHD2
Stacking: Deep SkyStacker
Post-processing: PixInsight, Photoshop CC, and TOPAZ DeNoiseAI

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