Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

15-May-2026 09:12 ADT 15-May-2026 12:12 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


IC405 Flaming Star Nebula, 30-Dec-2018

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8 @ 600s Ha 1x1; 8 ea @ 120s R,G,B 2x2; 8 @ 300s L 1x1
Total Exposure: 136m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1500 ly
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