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IC 405  The Flaming Star Nebula, Marc Ricard

IC 405 The Flaming Star Nebula

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IC 405  The Flaming Star Nebula, Marc Ricard

IC 405 The Flaming Star Nebula

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According to Wikipedia AE Auriga the bright star in the centre of this image is a runaway O star that was ejected from the Trapezium cluster in Orion approximately 2 million years ago. As it passes through IC 405 its intense radiation ionizes the gas within to the joy of countless imagers such as myself.

I started capturing this stellar fugitive in September 2017 but it took until December 2018 before I had enough data to produce this image.

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  • IC 405  The Flaming Star Nebula, Marc Ricard
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IC 405  The Flaming Star Nebula, Marc Ricard