IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

IC405 Flaming Star Nebula by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 270 minutes
  • Red = 120 minutes
  • Green = 120 minutes
  • Blue = 400 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 240minutes
  • OIII 3nm. = 0 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CC & PIxInsight

About this image


IC405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga at about 1500 light-years away. The bright centeral star is AE Aurigae and is powers this region which is also called the flaming star nebula.

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This image is built from Clear - Ha - RGB filters. The left image shows the dusty blue area only.

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