IC 405 (Flaming Star) (Michael Armentrout)

IC 405 (Flaming Star)

IC 405 (Flaming Star)

Day to day we go through life in a daze going from one task to the next not fully realizing anything beyond ourselves. Every once in a while someone hears something, reads something or looks up at the sky and realizes that there is much more then the mundane. much more to learn to feel to see then we could ever imagine. The universe is so vast yet potentially impermanent our solar system earth and lives certainly are as far as we know there is sometimes a sense of insignificance. However, the realization that the very atoms in our bodies came form birthing and dying of stars from nebulae like the one I am sharing today give a great sense of connection and that we are playing a part... of the unfolding. Enjoy!

From Wikipedia:IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. Its celestial coordinates are RA 05h 16.2m dec +34° 28′. It is located near the emission nebula IC 410, the open clusters M38 and M36, and the K-class star Iota Aurigae.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.

Bortle 4
17 hours total integration
53x300s HA
54x300s SII
94x300s OIII
Scope: Sharpstar 260 (1300mm Focal length)
Guide scope: ASKAR OAG
Mount: Ioptron CEM70
Main Camera: ZWO 2600mm
proGuide Camera: ZWO 174mm mini
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
Filters: Optolong SHO
Capture Computer: MELE Quieter 3
Capture software: NINAEDITING PIXINSIGHT

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RA (center)	05h16m37s.320
RA (top/left)	05h14m30s.620
RA (top/right)	05h19m15s.280
RA (bottom/right)	05h18m44s.756
RA (bottom/left)	05h13m58s.233

Dec (center)	+34°28′07″.28
Dec (top/left)	+34°03′33″.91
Dec (top/right)	+34°13′10″.32
Dec (bottom/right)	+34°52′33″.41
Dec (bottom/left)	+34°42′50″.92

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