Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  14 Aur  ·  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  24 Aur  ·  24 phi Aur  ·  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  HD241703  ·  HD33062  ·  HD33503  ·  HD34030  ·  HD34452  ·  HD34477  ·  HD34590  ·  HD34761  ·  HD35032  ·  HD35132  ·  HD35202  ·  HD35295  ·  HD35314  ·  HD35327  ·  HD35345  ·  HD35519  ·  HD35520  ·  HD35521  ·  HD35546  ·  HD35619  ·  HD35633  ·  And 46 more.
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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula (Widefield), Joe Santacroce
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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula (Widefield)

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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula (Widefield)

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IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula[1] in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. It is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae. Wikipedia

Imaged wth:
Samyang 135mm with ASI533MC-Pro Camera
Optolong L-eNhance Filter
ZWO 30mm Guide with ZWO ASI462mc Camera
Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount
ASIAir

Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop
118 x 120s @ 0 Gain
Total Integration: 3hrs 56min

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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula (Widefield), Joe Santacroce