Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1912  ·  The star 14Aur  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  The star σAur  ·  The star φAur  ·  The star χAur
IC405 and IC410.  Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB, Gina
IC405 and IC410.  Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB
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IC405 and IC410. Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB

IC405 and IC410.  Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB, Gina
IC405 and IC410.  Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB
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IC405 and IC410. Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB

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A fore-runner to my triple rig version with single imaging rig.

135mm f2.5 Asahi Super Takumar lens,
3nm Astrodon filters in ZWO EFW,
ASI 1600MM-Cool camera.   FoV 10° x 7.5°. 
EQ8 mount, no guiding. 

48 Ha and 61 OIII subs of 180s (3m) exposures with gain of 300 and temperature of -25°C. 

Processed in PixInsight.  Calibrated with darks and flats. 

Colour combination HOO mapped to RGB.  Slightly cropped.  Orientation :- North is Left.

The star cluster just below the tail of the Flaming Star is M 38.  Level with M 38 and half way to Tadpoles is IC 417.  Middle near the bottom is M 36.
The Spider and the Fly Nebulae are also in the frame.

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IC405 and IC410.  Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae in bi-colour NB, Gina