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IC 405, Flaming Star Nebula in constellation Auriga

Emission and/or reflection nebula

Distance: Not identified
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 130 EDT F8
Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini Control with Advanced Telescope Systems
                portable pier
Images: 10 luminance @ 5 minutes each, 10 red @ 5 minutes each, 10 Green
                @ 5 minutes each, 10 Blue @ 5 minutes each for a total exposure time of
                200 minutes.
Date: October 2007
Software: Camera and guider control - CCDSoft, Calibration and stacking, Creation of
                color image - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS2.