Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 410  ·  LBN 807  ·  LDN 1530  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-236
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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula, James
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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula

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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula

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IC 405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae.  The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth [Ref: WikiPedia].  Imaged using multi-narowband filter.

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IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula, James