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2009/12/08 D.M.Conrad

Flaming Star Nebula / IC-405

Image Center RA: 05h 17m 11.5s DE:+34° 21' 39"
Distance is about 1500 Light Years In the constillation Auriga.
The blue in the picture is the reflection of the blue light fron the very hot star AR Auriga
The red light is from the ionized gasses in the area.

Hutech Canon 40D,Meade 102ED @ F9
10X15min. exposures
Stacked with Nebulosity
Older Mountain Instruments MI-250 tangent arm mount.
Borg 77 Ach guide scope with an Orion Starshoot autoguider using PHD guiding full exif


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