IC 405 & IC 410

IC 405 & IC 410
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IC 405 & IC 410

These two nebulae are both diffuse emission/reflection nebulae in the constellation of Auriga. IC 405, known as the Flaming Star nebula, consists mainly of hydrogen with carbon rich dust. It is around 1500 ly away and spans 5 ly. Although both nebula appear very close together NGC 410, known as the Tadpole nebula, is around 12000 ly distant, and 100 ly across.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA-1Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16083
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
7 OCO in January 2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
SHO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Affinity, Topaz Labs De-noise AI
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