| Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga |
The Flaming Star Nebula, also called IC405, is composed mostly of hydrogen gas ionized by the bright star AE
Aurigae. Hydrogen gas glows red when excited. A smaller focus immediately around the star glows blue, due to dust
reflecting starlight.
This image combined 55 minutes of H-alpha exposures with 25 minutes of green and red and 55 minutes of blue
exposures. I used an ST10XME camera through a Takahashi Sky 90 telescope with a focal reducer.
Aurigae. Hydrogen gas glows red when excited. A smaller focus immediately around the star glows blue, due to dust
reflecting starlight.
This image combined 55 minutes of H-alpha exposures with 25 minutes of green and red and 55 minutes of blue
exposures. I used an ST10XME camera through a Takahashi Sky 90 telescope with a focal reducer.
Music: Light My Fire, by the Doors
