The Flaming Star IC405 and IC410 nebulae
IC405
The Flaming Star IC405 and IC410 nebulae as photographed from my backyard using a Nikon D810A and my Takahashi FSQ-85EDP astrograph. IC405 is about 1500 light years away from our planet and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of Auriga.
Tech Card
Date / Location
5th January 2022, Warwickshire, GMT+0, United Kingdom, Bortle Class 4 ~SGM: 21.26 mag./arc sec2
Equipment
Camera: Nikon D810A
Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Correcting Lens: Takahashi Flattener 1.01x (composite focal length at 455mm and focal ratio at f/5.4)
Mount: iOptron CEM25EC guided with Lacerta MGEN-II Superguider
Image Quality
14 bit RAW (NEF)
Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity
ISO 1250, 27 x 240" subs
Total Integration Time
1hr 48mins
Calibration Frames
16 Darks, 48 Bias, 24 Flats
Software
PixInsight 1.8
Photoshop
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