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  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-229  ·  Sh2-230  ·  Sh2-236  ·  The star 14Aur  ·  The star 16Aur  ·  The star 19Aur  ·  VdB39
Tadpole and Flaming Star Mosaic, Will Czaja
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Tadpole and Flaming Star Mosaic

Tadpole and Flaming Star Mosaic, Will Czaja
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Tadpole and Flaming Star Mosaic

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This is a 4 panel mosaic of this beautifully dust region in Auriga. The Flaming Star is an irregular variable star that used to be part of Orion's Belt, but is now a run away star, hurtling at high velocity. It is thought to have been gravitationally ejected by a star cluster collision. It's now passing through a gas cloud and causing a violent bow shock and high energy electromagnetic radiation.

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