Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  NGC 1893  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur
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IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula, henri62
IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula
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IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula

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IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula, henri62
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IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula

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Top Left the Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) and bottom right The Tadpole Nebula (IC410)
IC 410 is a dusty emission nebula located in the constellation of Auriga at about 12.000 ly from Earth. It is part of a larger star forming region that also contains the Flaming Star Nebula. The gas structures in this picture are lit by the radiation from the open star cluster NGC 1893 that lies in the centre of the nebula.
IC405 IC405 ( is an emission/reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga at a distance of 1,500 lightyears from Earth. The nebula is brightly illuminated by the central star AE Aurigae. This star originally belonged to Orion’s belt, but a very close encounter with a neighbouring star 2.7 million years ago propelled it away from the Orion complex.

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IC405 Flaming Star and IC410 Tadpole Nebula, henri62