The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) in Auriga

Posted by aimatsky
on Sunday, May 22, 2016

IC405 is an emission/reflection Nebula in Auriga. It is at a distance of 1500 lyrs. The image is made up from 16 Luminance, 16 Red, 11 Green, 12 Blue and 8 Hydrogen Alpha exposures at 10 minutes each. Images were taken on January 26 thru 30, 2016 in Southern Arizona. A QSI 683wsg camera operating at -20 degrees Centigrade was attached to a Celestron 11" Edgehd scope at F7. Scope was on a AP900 mount and guided with a Baader Vario F4.1 guide scope and an SBIG ST-I monochrome camera.

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