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Object name: IC 405- Flaming Star Nebula   Optics:   TEC 140 Apo-refractor with original field flattener
  Objekt type: Emission/reflection nebula   Focal lenght:   980 mm
  Constellation: Auriga   Camera:   FLI ML 16803-65
  Location / Date: Remseck / 05.March.2011   Exposure:   9 x 1200 sec H-alpha / 3 x 600 sec Blue / 4 x 1200 sec SII / 1 x 300 sec RGB
  Distance: approx. 1500 Lj   Filters:   Baader H-alpha filter 7 nm / Blue-filter / SII-filter 8 nm
  Apparent dimensions: approx. 37' x 10'   Mount:   10micron GM2000
  Real dimensions: -   Autoguiding:   Off-Axis Guider - SX Lodestar
  Brightness: 6.0 m   Software:   MaxIm DL / Registar / Photoshop CS3
  Position (R.A. / DEC): 05h 16' 05" / +34° 27' 49"   Image processing:   Tone-Mapping-Method / real color
 
 


Explanation:

The Flaming Star nebula, IC 405, is an emission / reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga.
It surrounds the variable Star AE Auriga.

The colors are mapped to real colors:

light red = H-alpha
blue = blue
dark red= SII

colored stars overlay