IC 405 in Auriga, the Flaming Star Nebula

IC 405 (Caldwell 31), the Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga

with neighboring nebulosity.

Hover over the picture for an annotated version

Date:  5 February 2022

FOV:  approximately to 153' × 102'; the angular size of IC 405 is about 30' × 10'

Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFR.74 reducer (535mm f/5.25)

Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,

Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope

Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi

Mount:  iOptron CEM40

Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS

Filter:  Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band (24 × 240 sec 240 gain) and

Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut (21 × 180 sec 90 gain)

Stacking:  Forty-five frames using Deep Sky Stacker

Total Time:  2 hours 39 minutes

Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,

MStr, GHS, HST; PMath MStr + GHS + HST → Add;

Add StarXTerminator → Starless, HDR6iLm,

PMath Screenblend Add + HDR6iLm, Sat starmask, Scale

Location:  Kopernik Observatory near Vestal, NY