Flaming Star (IC405) and Tadpole Nebula (IC410) (Tom Wildoner)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Auriga (Aur) · Contains: 14 Aur · 16 Aur · 17 AR Aur · 18 Aur · 19 Aur · AE Aur · Flaming Star Nebula · IC 405 · IC 410 · LBN 791 · LBN 795 · LBN 796 · LBN 807 · LDN 1510 · LDN 1516 · LDN 1530 · NGC 1893 · Sh2-229 · Sh2-230 · Sh2-236 · The star 14Aur · The star 16Aur · The star 19Aur · VdB39

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Flaming Star (IC405) and Tadpole Nebula (IC410)

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Flaming Star (IC405) and Tadpole Nebula (IC410)

This is the Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) and the Tadpole Nebula (IC410). The Flaming Star Nebula is the coma-shaped nebula on the top, the Tadpole Nebula is the large, circular nebula near the bottom right. From Wikipedia, IC405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. IC410 is a faint and dusty emission nebula of more than 100 light-years across approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation of Auriga. NGC 1893, an open cluster, is embedded inside IC410.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, Optolong L-eNhance 2" filter, 22 x 300 seconds at -10C with darks from the library and flats taken the next morning, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: January 26, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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RA (center)	05h18m50s.66
RA (top/left)	05h10m33s.66
RA (top/right)	05h11m16s.14
RA (bottom/right)	05h26m50s.90
RA (bottom/left)	05h26m42s.84

Dec (center)	+33°52′38″.9
Dec (top/left)	+35°24′24″.5
Dec (top/right)	+32°13′43″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+32°18′57″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	+35°29′52″.8

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