IC405 and IC410
Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)
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| Other names: |
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| Optics: |
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II lens at f/4 — photo of setup |
| Mount: |
Losmandy GM-8 w/Gemini |
| Camera: |
Canon EOS 40DG [ UV/IR filter modification by Hap Griffin ] |
| Exposure: |
105 minutes [ 21 x 5 minutes ] at ISO 1600 |
| Accessories: |
Autoguided with Orion StarShoot Autoguider and Stellarvue SV80S at f/6 |
| Location: |
Landers, CA [ GMARS ] |
| Date |
December 27, 2008 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition with Canon EOS Utility. Image calibration, align, and combine in ImagesPlus 3.0. Levels, curves, noise smoothing (Noel Carboni's PS Tools), crop, and resize in Photoshop.
The above is an image of a rich star and nebula field in the constellation Auriga. Click the image to get a larger, nearly full-frame view. Visible in this image are IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula, toward bottom center), IC410 (middle left), IC417 (small area of nebulosity at top center), M38 (open cluster at top right), and NGC1907 (Herschel 39-7, small open cluster to the left of M38).
Ambient temperature was between 25-30°F during the imaging session.
Click the image for a larger version (1800 x 1200, ~3.5 MB).
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