Object: The Flaming Star Nebula - IC405 in Auriga
Exposure: Composite of two 60-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 3048dpi with a UMAX Powerlook 3000 scanner, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/7.8
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Ektapress PJ400
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Date: 1/7/00
Comments: Illuminated by the variable star AE Aurigae, IC405 is a cloud of gas and dust measuring about 9 light years across. While it looks to be part of the nebulosity, AE Aurigae is not actually associated with IC405. Along with 53 Arietis and Mu Columbae, AE Aurigae is one of the "escape" stars receding from the Orion Association. It will eventually pass through the area leaving the Flaming Star Nebula to the darkness of space.
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