Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  14 Aur  ·  16 Aur  ·  17 AR Aur  ·  18 Aur  ·  19 Aur  ·  AE Aur  ·  Flaming Star Nebula  ·  HD34030  ·  HD34452  ·  HD34477  ·  HD34590  ·  HD35032  ·  IC 405  ·  IC 410  ·  LBN 791  ·  LBN 795  ·  LBN 796  ·  LBN 807  ·  LDN 1510  ·  LDN 1516  ·  LDN 1530  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-229  ·  Sh2-230  ·  Sh2-236  ·  The star 14 Aur  ·  The star 16 Aur  ·  The star 17 Aur  ·  The star 18 Aur  ·  The star 19 Aur
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IC405 & IC410 Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae, Steven Joseph Hill

IC405 & IC410 Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae

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IC405 & IC410 Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae, Steven Joseph Hill

IC405 & IC410 Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae

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IC 405 (AKA Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31), is both an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation of Auriga and surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. IC410 (AKA Tadpoles Nebula), is a dusty emission nebula located in the constellation of Auriga at about 12.000 light years from Earth. This cropped final image was processed using PixInsight, Lightroom and Photoshop.

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IC405 & IC410 Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae, Steven Joseph Hill