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The Flaming Star Nebula Region ✨🔥
The Flaming Star Nebula, also known as IC 405, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga, approximately 1,500 light years away from Earth. This stunning celestial formation gets its name from the red and orange hues of the ionized hydrogen gas, which is illuminated by the central star, AE Aurigae. AE Aurigae is a massive and hot star and is believed to have been ejected from the Trapezium cluster in the Orion Nebula about 2,5 million years ago. You can see the nebula itself in the upper part of the image. It is created by the intricate network of dust lanes and filaments. It was first cataloged by the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard in the early 20th century. In the center, there is also the Tadpole Nebula, which lies at a distance of 12400 light years and contains an open cluster. Further down, you can see the IC417 nebula and the open star cluster M38.
I took this image on the 18th of December last year when I was mainly collecting data for my seminar work including the measuring of a variable star. Nevertheless, I took about 140 minutes of data but was forced to use only 100 minutes because of a light cloudiness.
It is always a bit challenging to process such images because I use a cheap CLS filter which creates a strong red halo around all stars, which looks really disgusting and I have to eliminate them at least a bit in Photoshop. Unfortunately, I will be forced to buy a better filter in the future.
For the first time, I tried to stack the images in Siril which I really recommend for all of you. It is way easier to use compared to DSS and even does maybe a better job.
Canon EOS 1300D (modified), SVBony CLS filter
Sigma 135mm f/2.8
iOptron SkyGuider Pro
EXIF: 100x60sec, ISO 3200, f/5.6
Darks, flats, dark flats, biases
Processed in Siril, StarNet++, and Photoshop
18/12/2023, Mašov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)
The Flaming Star Nebula Region ✨🔥
The Flaming Star Nebula, also known as IC 405, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga, approximately 1,500 light years away from Earth. This stunning celestial formation gets its name from the red and orange hues of the ionized hydrogen gas, which is illuminated by the central star, AE Aurigae. AE Aurigae is a massive and hot star and is believed to have been ejected from the Trapezium cluster in the Orion Nebula about 2,5 million years ago. You can see the nebula itself in the upper part of the image. It is created by the intricate network of dust lanes and filaments. It was first cataloged by the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard in the early 20th century. In the center, there is also the Tadpole Nebula, which lies at a distance of 12400 light years and contains an open cluster. Further down, you can see the IC417 nebula and the open star cluster M38.
I took this image on the 18th of December last year when I was mainly collecting data for my seminar work including the measuring of a variable star. Nevertheless, I took about 140 minutes of data but was forced to use only 100 minutes because of a light cloudiness.
It is always a bit challenging to process such images because I use a cheap CLS filter which creates a strong red halo around all stars, which looks really disgusting and I have to eliminate them at least a bit in Photoshop. Unfortunately, I will be forced to buy a better filter in the future.
For the first time, I tried to stack the images in Siril which I really recommend for all of you. It is way easier to use compared to DSS and even does maybe a better job.
Canon EOS 1300D (modified), SVBony CLS filter
Sigma 135mm f/2.8
iOptron SkyGuider Pro
EXIF: 100x60sec, ISO 3200, f/5.6
Darks, flats, dark flats, biases
Processed in Siril, StarNet++, and Photoshop
18/12/2023, Mašov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)