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IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula), IC410 (Tadpole Nebula) & M38 (Starfish Cluster)

IC405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. IC410 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster NGC1893.

Other ffeatures seen in this image include IC417, M38, NGC1907 & NGC1931.

M38 is an open cluster known as the Starfish Cluster.

Observation Date: 15-12-2022

Scope: Samyang 135mm ƒ2

Camera: ASI533 MC Pro

Mount: iEXOS-100 PMC8

Control: ASIAir Pro

Filter: Altair Quadband

Exposure: 18000s but at ƒ11 by accident .

Processed & Annotated: APP (Hα & Oiii), Pixinsight

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