Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405
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IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula
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IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
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IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula

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The Flaming Star Nebula - IC 405

Wiki - IC 405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.

This is a challenging image. I experimented with lots of different false color combinations.

Original image -
There was a fairly strong but diffuse Oiii signal with very little structure so I used only a small percent of the Oiii for the blue channel.
This helped clean up the image and toned down the strong blue tint.

Version 'B' -
This was more of a standard SHO palette with a lot of small color adjustments.
I'm not sure which version I like more.

Version 'F' -
The Oiii signal was weak and had no structure so I combined it with images from the Blue filter.
This allowed my to add the blue streams to the image. 
The bluish region’s color comes from the blue light of AE Aurigae, as reflected by the surrounding dust.
The colors in this image might be a bit over the top, it was a struggle to get it to look anywhere near a broadband version. So, I just went with what I thought looked good to my eyes.
The Gold color of this image should be more red but my processing came up a bit short, I like the gold so no problem for my eyes.

Version 'G'-
I wasn't happy with version 'F' so I decided to get a little crazy with the colors
I started with a modified SHO, left the greens in place and boosted the color saturation.
You may think it's over the top but I like it.

Version 'H' -
Version 'F' was fun but a bit over the top so I blended 'F' and 'G' to come up with my final (hopefully) version.

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  • IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    Original
  • IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    B
  • IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    E
  • IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    F
  • IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    G
  • Final
    IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli
    H

B

Title: IC 405

Description: SHO palette

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E

Title: IC 405

Description: More subs added and reprocessed.

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F

Title: IC 405 in SHOB

Description: Mix of narrowband and wideband.

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G

Title: IC 405 - bright colors

Description: I went a bit crazy with this version, but I like it !

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H

Title: IC 405

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IC 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula, Monty Giavelli