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12-24-03, 12-26-03	Adam Stuart

IC 405a.jpg

Miami, FL

Flaming Star Nebula IC 405. The red glow of IC405 is due to ionizing radiation from the powerful
star AE Aurigae, located near the center of the brightest part of the nebula. My image only shows a hint of blue in the nebula directly around the bright star, which is dust reflecting the light of AE Aurigae. Stars are born in galactic gas clouds, and young energetic stars such as
AE are often associated with nebulosity. However, in the case of IC405 and AE Aurigae, the
association is merely coincidence. The two objects differ in velocity through space, and we are
fortunate enough to see IC405 simply because AE Aurigae happens to be passing through it
at this time. The Flaming Star Nebula is 1600 light years away from Earth.

Starlight Xpress HX916
Takahashi FS 60-C piggybacked on LX200. Luminance is 8 x 30 minutes H-alpha (13 nm), and RGB images using Astronomik II filters + Lumicon LSF: Red = 10 x 10 minutes, Green and Blue 4 x 10 minutes each. All binned 1x1. LRGB =(H-alpha + Red merged 50:50)RGB. All images guided with SBIG STV. Acquired with AA 2.0, processed in AIP4WIN and AA 2.0. hide exif

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