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Flaming star nebula - IC405, IC410 and LDN 1510, Ian Dixon
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Flaming star nebula - IC405, IC410 and LDN 1510

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Flaming star nebula - IC405, IC410 and LDN 1510

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Flaming Star nebula - IC405

Taken after I imaged the California nebula - same evening.

Not as much time as I wanted, but used this to experiment a bit with Pixinsight.

Wiki says:

IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star NebulaSH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula=10.5px in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′.=10.5px  It surrounds the irregular variable star AE Aurigae and is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae.The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth.=10.5px  It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area.=10.5px  The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

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Description: Flaming star nebula - with some extra processing tweaks to try to emphasize the OIII and to address the deemphasized colour from the first iteration.

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Description: I have tweaked this a little more for an attempt to balance the colour. Igniting that flame, so to speak. :)

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Flaming star nebula - IC405, IC410 and LDN 1510, Ian Dixon