Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  24 Aur  ·  25 Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 36  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1893  ·  NGC 1907  ·  NGC 1912  ·  NGC 1931  ·  NGC 1960  ·  The star 14 Aur  ·  The star 16 Aur  ·  The star 17 Aur  ·  The star 18 Aur  ·  The star 19 Aur  ·  The star φ Aur  ·  The star χ Aur
Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!), Rob
Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!)
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Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!)

Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!), Rob
Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!)
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Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!)

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I was browsing around in Stellarium looking for a nice narrowband target for my Askar FMA180 Pro.  When some clear nights came along, four in a row actually, I took advantage of it and went after this shot.  It was quite a challenge to process given the overpowering Ha signal.  I ended up using Ha as luminance to tone things down a bit, and it seems to have worked out.  I didn't notice the tiny planetary nebula PK172+00.1 (below M38) until I happened to zoom in on the starless version.  You can see it below in the PixInsight annotated image. 

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The Ha signal was so impressive I almost wanted to do an HOO version of this.  Here's the stacked, starless Ha result.

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Sh2-230 (Flaming Star, Tadpoles, M36, M38, and more!), Rob