Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  HD34030  ·  IC 405  ·  LBN 795  ·  Sh2-229
Flaming Star Nebula, Daniel Axelsson
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Flaming Star Nebula

Flaming Star Nebula, Daniel Axelsson
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Flaming Star Nebula

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Object: Caldwell 31 - Flaming Star Nebula
Constellation: Auriga
Exposure: 11 hours, 8 minute subs
Bortle scale: 6/7
Optics: Skywatcher 150PDS. Custom spider, flocked tube, primary mirror mask.
Camera: Player One Uranus C Pro
Guiding: EvoGuide 50ED, iOptron iGuider camera
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Filters: Antlia ALP-T 5nm OIII HA Dual band filter
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop, StarX, BlurX, NoiseX, N.I.N.A, Phd2

This is a target i wanted to revisit since last season and this is the result. I have many ongoing other targets im capturing data on from now and then and all are in the same rotation, 174 degrees so i had to keep that rotation which gave an interesting framing. I edited it first in landscape orientation but decided to rotate it 90 degrees so the flame looks like its burning upwards in this framing. Thought it turned out pretty well. The stars are from the original rgb image. Processing methods are ones used by Craig from Utah Desert Remote Observatory and its a non destructive way to work with hoo and sho images in Photoshop. Worked out well i think.

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Flaming Star Nebula, Daniel Axelsson