IC 405 and IC 410 - The Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulas
Total Integration Time: 17 Hours
IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula (Top left) - Emission and Reflection Nebula located about 1,500 light years from Earth and 5 light years in diameter.
IC 410 - Tadpole Nebula (Bottom right) - Emission Nebula 12,400 light years from Earth and about 100 light years in diameter.
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IC 405 & IC 410 - Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulas
Captured over 17 hours, revealing faint, turbulent structures deep within these two nebulas as well as surrounding Ha gas.
Flaming Star (top left)
Distance From Earth - 1,500 Light Years
Diameter - 5 Light Years
Total Exposure Time - 17 Hours
Tadpoles (bottom right)
Distance From Earth - 12,000 - 12,400 Light Years
Diameter - 100 Light Years
Total Exposure Time - 17 Hours
IC 405, the Flaming Star nebula is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga. It glows due to it being energized by the hot, fast moving star AE Aurigae, whose intense ultraviolet radiation excites the surrounding hydrogen gas causing it to emit a deep red light.
IC 410, the Tadpoles Nebula is an emission nebula also located in the constellation Auriga. Its most distinctive features are two elongated clouds of dense gas and dust - nicknamed the “tadpoles” - which are sculpted by intense radiation and stellar winds from nearby massive stars.
This image took 2nd place in a “What’s In the Night Sky” run by Alyn Wallace in February 2024.
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