Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  NGC 1893  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur
IC405 & IC410 - SHO, Hans Kelgtermans
IC405 & IC410 - SHO
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IC405 & IC410 - SHO

IC405 & IC410 - SHO, Hans Kelgtermans
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IC405 & IC410 - SHO

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A wide-field shot of both IC405 and IC410 in SHO palette.

IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. Its lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth and measures about 5 light-years across.

IC 410 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. Most known of its two streamers of material, known as the “Tadpoles of IC 410”. They consist of denser, cooler gas and dust, are approximately 10 light-years long and potentially sites of ongoing star formation.

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IC405 & IC410 - SHO, Hans Kelgtermans

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