Observation by Nick Hewitt: Fast star passing through!

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2016 Nov 28 - 00:30

Uploaded

2016 Dec 01 - 16:51

Objects

The Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)
Melotte 31

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 05^h16^m
Dec: +33°50'
Position angle: -7°36'

Field size

2°25' × 2°40'

Equipment

Starwave 70mm triplet
EQ8 mount
Canon D60a with IDAS filter
Lodestar guiding on TMB 115mm refractor

Exposure

30 x 115secs

Location

Billing, Northampton

Target name

IC 405 (the Flaming Star nebula) with AE Aurigae and Melotte 31

Title

Fast star passing through!

About this image

AE Aurigae (the brightest star in the nebula upper centre) is a 6th magnitude variable that was flung from the Trapezium area of Orion along with Mu Columbae a couple of million years ago, and is passing through this faint emission nebula, and some reflected light is adding to the illumination of it. Nearby clusters add to the exotic scene - large, bright but not rich Melotte 31 divides IC 405 to the west and IC 410 to the east, the latter containing open cluster NGC 1893. I can't see either nebula from suburbia but large telescopes can give fair views visually from dark sites.

Files associated with this observation

IC 405 2016-11-28 SW70 PP copy.jpg (1.6 MB)

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