IC405 Flaming Star Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula is an emission and reflection nebula located about 1,500 light-years from Earth. Stretching about 5 light-years accross, it appears on the right side of this image as a cascading flame. IC410, the Tadpole Nebula, is visble at the bottom left, forming a bluish head that seems to be bowing to the intensity of the flame. The tadpoles are the light-yellow structures toward the top of IC410. North is at the bottom.

Scope/Mount: StellarVue SV70T Refractor with SFFR-70APO Focal-reducer/Field-flattener, Celestron CI-700 Mount
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MMC monochrome with ZWO LRGB filters and Antlia 3nm SHO filters
Guiding: QHY5L-IIM through Orion Thin OAG, PHD guiding software
Exposure: Sii: (12) 300 secs @ gain=300, Ha {12) 300 secs @ gain = 300, Oiii: (12) 300 secs @ gain = 300, RGB: each channel (10) 120 sec @ gain=200
Software: Nebulosity, Pixinsight, NoiseXterminator
Comment: 02-13-2026, Palm Canyon Campground, Borrego Springs, CA, good conditions, palette = (H)SHO plus RGB for stars.