The Flaming Star Nebula (also known as IC 405, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31)
is a beautiful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga.
It surrounds the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae and shines at magnitude +6.0.
Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′.[2]
The nebula measures approximately 37.0' x 19.0', and lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth.
It is believed that the proper motion of the central star can be traced back to the Orion's Belt area!
The nebula is about 5 light-years across.
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Equipment used:
Telescope: DayStar 80mm f/6 480mm focal lenght doublet refractor
Camera: Canon T3i body (modded for greater Ha light gathering)
Filter: Dual band Ha & OII
Exposure info:
Date: Januray 12, 2024
Subs: 24 @ 120 sec. each using iso 3200
Stacked with Affinity Photo for a total exposure time of 48 minutes.
Initial post-processing with SIRIL software
"Background Extration" to remove
"StarNet" for star extraction
Post-processed with Luminar 2018
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