The Flaming Star nebula (IC405) is an emission and a reflection nebula in constellation Auriga. The nebula is approximately 1500 ly. away from earth. The final image is a combination of 37 different frames with an overall exposure time of almost 4 hours (including dark frames).
The image also available in full resolution.
![]() | Date | 2015/02/12 |
![]() | Location | Böblingen / Germany |
![]() | Object | Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) |
![]() | Camera | Atik383L+ |
![]() | Guiding | yes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG |
![]() | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
![]() | Barlow lens | none |
![]() | Mount | EQ6Syntrek |
![]() | Cooling | -15°C |
![]() | Luminance | 6x 600s, bin: 1x1 |
![]() | Red | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
![]() | Green | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
![]() | Blue | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
![]() | Dark | 6x |
![]() | Flat | 10x |
![]() | Total exposure | ~2h15m |
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 19, 2022 at 22:22 pm