The Flaming Star

Canon Rebel T5i (Modified), Canon 70-200mm f2.8is II at 160mm, f2.8, 60 Second Exposures (38), ISO 1600, Astrotrac, ImagesPlus, Photoshop, Lightroom.  Dark Frames and Bias Frames Taken.  Total Exposure 38 Minutes.

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The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) located in the constellation of Auriga. 

This is an image that could use a lot more integration time.  I actually photographed this back in April, which was at the tail end of when it was visible here in Vermont after Astronomical Twilight.  It is really a winter object, but at the time I was really interested in it so I decided to give it a try.

The results were horrible. I almost deleted all the images, but thankfully I did not, and now due to several weeks of cloudy nights I have been revisiting my raw files to apply techniques that I have learned over the few short months I have been into Astrophotography. 

I was able to pull this image out of the 38 captures and you can start to see some really nice details, but what this image really needs is a lot more exposure time, to resolve the beautiful wisps of emission nebula.  Next winter, I will give it another try with better preparation!

If interested, you can read more about it on my blogpost here:
http://www.whitephotogallery.com/index. ... la-ic-405/