Flaming Star (Jeff Ridder)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Auriga (Aur) · Contains: AE Aur · Flaming Star Nebula · HD242257 · HD280719 · HD280720 · HD280725 · HD280727 · HD280822 · HD280823 · HD280824 · HD280825 · HD280826 · HD280827 · HD280828 · HD280829 · HD280832 · HD280833 · HD280834 · HD280835 · HD280836 · HD280837 · HD280838 · HD34030 · IC 405 · LBN 795 · LDN 1510 · Sh2-229

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Flaming Star

The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. Rippling dust and gas lanes give the Flaming Star Nebula its name. The red and blue colors of the nebula are present in different regions and are created by different processes. The bright star AE Aurigae is so hot it is blue, emitting light so energetic it knocks electrons away from surrounding gas. When a proton recaptures an electron, red light is frequently emitted. The blue region's color is a mix of this red light and blue light emitted by AE Aurigae but reflected to us by surrounding dust. The two regions are referred to as emission nebula and reflection nebula, respectively. The Flaming Star Nebula lies about 1500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Auriga.

This is a natural color image containing around 15 hours of natural color (LRGB) exposure time, and another 10 hours of narrowband hydrogen-alpha which glows red. I used the hydrogen-alpha to enhance both the luminance (structure) and the red channel.

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RA (center)	05h16m35s.81
RA (top/left)	05h14m45s.80
RA (top/right)	05h18m26s.50
RA (bottom/right)	05h18m26s.96
RA (bottom/left)	05h14m44s.21

Dec (center)	+34°27′41″.9
Dec (top/left)	+34°04′45″.2
Dec (top/right)	+34°04′50″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	+34°50′33″.8
Dec (bottom/left)	+34°50′26″.5

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