The Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

The Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

The Flaming Star Nebula (also known as IC 405, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga north of the celestial equator, surrounding the bluish, irregular variable star AE Aurigae. 

The nebula is about 5 light-years across.

Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)

-  Data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

-  Image by Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) & Giovanni Anselmi (Coelum)

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Release Date: May 2023

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