Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur
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Flaming star nebula (ic 405), Konstantinos Tsekas
Flaming star nebula (ic 405)
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Flaming star nebula (ic 405)

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Flaming star nebula (ic 405), Konstantinos Tsekas
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Flaming star nebula (ic 405)

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Στον αστερισμό του Ηνίοχου, σε έναν από τους πιο ευδιάκριτους αστερισμούς του χειμώνα, βρίσκεται ένα πανέμορφο νέφος αερίων και σκόνης. Το γνωστό νεφέλωμα του φλεγόμενου άστρου ή αλλιώς Flaming star nebula (ic 405). Η απόστασή του από τον πλανήτη μας αγγίζει τα 1500 έτη φωτός .

Location: Stinger of Scorpius Observatory, Filiates, Thesprotia - Greece.
Work is progress.....
Bortle Scale: Class 4
Constellation: Auriga
Imaging Telescope: William optics star 71 f/4.9
Equatorial Mount: Avalon linear fast reverse (Avalon Instruments)
Guide Scope : Skywatcher ed80 Black Diamond
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini (mono)
Main Camera: CCD Atik One 6.0 Monochrome
Filters: Astrodon Hydrogen Alpha 5nm
Exposures: 40X600sec for Hydrogen Alpha : (6.4 hours total)
Binning: 1x1 for each filter
Image Calibration: 60 dark frames, 230 bias frames, 35 flat frames
Sensor temperature: -10°C
Image acquisition software: Artemis Capture
Telescope guiding software: PHD2
Processing software: Pixinsight - CCD stack - Photoshop CS6
Acquisition dates: 01/01/2022 - 23/01/2022 (H-Alpha Filter)
Total exposure : 6.4 hours

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Flaming star nebula (ic 405), Konstantinos Tsekas