The Flaming Star Nebula mixes red emission and blue reflection around the runaway star AE Aurigae.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
- What am I looking at?
- The Flaming Star Nebula mixes red emission and blue reflection around the runaway star AE Aurigae.
- Where is it in the sky?
- Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) lies in Auriga, a winter constellation for mid-northern latitude observers.
- When is the best time to photograph it?
- Auriga is best placed during winter (December through February), when it clears the horizon earlier in the night.
Capture summary
Nebula in Auriga
Narrowband + RGB
Ha, OIII, RGB
Winter target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
When to image this target
Nebula in Auriga; best planned for December through February from New Jersey.
Winter targets reward clear, steady nights and usually climb well by late evening.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
IC 405 is listed here in Auriga.
Current frame: Narrowband + RGB / Ha, OIII, RGB.
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Acquisition & processing notes
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How I captured this
- Equipment used
- From my current rig
- Mount
- iOptron CEM60
- Telescope
- Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm Carbon Fiber Triplet APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Filters
- Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, SII, and LRGB (ZWO EFW 7×36mm)
- Focuser / rotator
- MoonLite NiteCrawler
- Reducer
- Starizona Apex ED 0.65×
- Guiding
- ZWO off-axis guider + ASI290MM Mini
- Control / power
- PrimaLuceLab Eagle 4S, Powerwerx PSU, Bioenno field battery, and MEGAbox
