Fire in the Sky

Wrapping up my astrophotography projects for December, here is the Flaming Star Nebula in HSO narrowband:

IC 405   Flaming Star Nebula in Narrowband thumb

The Flaming Star Nebula, or IC 405, is the swirling fireball-shaped nebula on the right side of the image, while the Tadpole Nebula, or IC 410, is to the lower left and IC 417 is to the upper left. The star AE Aurigae could be considered the eponymous "flaming star" lighting up the nebula in the upper right.