IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula

IC 405

The Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405, mainly surrounds the star AE Aurigae and gives the impression that the star is burning, hence its name. AE is a small-amplitude variable star, which illuminates a reflection and an emission nebula around it. The reflection nebula appears in a deep blue color while the emission nebula mainly shines in red light which is emitted by the Hα line of excited hydrogen. In some places the reflection and the emission nebula overlay which results in a magenta color.

IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula, and IC 410, the full frame of this photograph.
Part of IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula, Newtonian photograph.

Exposure Data

Instrument: 4.9" f/3.8 Wright-Newtonian
F/stop: 3.8
Exposure: 6 x 10 min + 2 min
Camera: Modified Nikon D70 Digital SLR
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Date: December 6, 2004
Exposure start: 23:25 MEZ
Location: Ebenwaldhöhe, Lower Austria
Conditions: Visual limiting magnitude 6.3 mag, Seeing 2, Temperature -3°C, no wind, low humidity
Autoguider: Meade Pictor 216 XT, max. error: 0
Enhancement: IRIS 5.31, Adobe Photoshop CS2, SGBNR 1.0.4

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