Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  11 Aur)  ·  21 Aur)  ·  24 Aur  ·  25 Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 417  ·  M 36  ·  M 38  ·  NGC 1912  ·  NGC 1960  ·  The star 14 Aur  ·  The star 16 Aur  ·  The star 17 Aur  ·  The star 18 Aur  ·  The star 19 Aur  ·  The star Alhiba I (μ Aur  ·  The star Alhiba III (σ Aur  ·  The star φ Aur  ·  The star χ Aur
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The Auriga Nebula, Michael Caligiuri
The Auriga Nebula, Michael Caligiuri
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The Auriga Nebula, Michael Caligiuri
The Auriga Nebula, Michael Caligiuri

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This is the second of two wide-field projects (the first was the Seagull nebula) from a weekend in the desert under extraordinary conditions. The Auriga Nebula encompasses several well-known emission nebula, including IC405 (Flaming Star nebula), IC410 (Tadpoles), and IC417 (Spider nebula) along with a host of Sharpless HII objects, open clusters and dark nebulae.

Imaged over 2 nights in narrowband.

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Title: Auriga nebula: Starless

Description: A starless version of the Auriga nebula

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The Auriga Nebula, Michael Caligiuri