The Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 (left), and Tadpoles Nebula, IC 410 (right)
PROJECT NAME
Old Flame
EQUIPMENT
Borg 107FL f/3.9
ASI 1600 MM Pro
Avalon M-Uno
DATE
01.01.2024
02.01.2024
04.01.2024
INTEGRATION
SII – 50 m
Ha – 40 m
OIII – 1 h 20 m
R – 1 h 24 m
G – 1 h 6 m
B – 1 h 38 m
Total – 6 h 58 m
Happy New Year!
I captured this data right around New Year’s Day 2024, and, after several failed attempts at processing, I finally landed on a version I'm happy with.
This is definitely a target that I'll need to revisit—there's still so much more data to capture. Let's see what next New Year's Day has in store…
Flaming Star Nebula
Lighting the Flaming Star Nebula is the runaway star called AE Aurigae. This nebula stretches about 5 light years across—that's roughly 47 303 500 000 000 kilometres or about 1.1 billion trips around the Earth! With an apparent magnitude of 6.0, the Flaming Star Nebula is just barely visible to the naked eye. If you'd like to catch a glimpse, look for it in the constellation Auriga.
Tadpoles Nebula
The Tadpoles Nebula is a young star forming region. It features two pillars of dust and gas, similar to those found in the Star Queen Nebula. These pillars resemble tadpoles—earning the nebula its curious name.