The Flaming Star Nebula
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This is IC 405 (also known as Sharpless 229) in the constellation Auriga, around 1,500 light-years from Earth.

This dramatic deep-sky object is shaped by the powerful radiation of AE Aurigae - a massive runaway star speeding through a cloud of gas and dust. As it moves, its intense UV light causes hydrogen to glow in deep red H-alpha while surrounding dust reflects blue starlight, creating the nebula’s iconic flame-like appearance.

A rare combination of emission and reflection nebula, Sh2-229 reveals fine filaments, turbulent structures, and shock fronts carved into the interstellar medium. Long exposures bring out the delicate details hidden within this dynamic star-forming region of the winter sky.

Captured from deep space to your screen - a reminder that even the cosmos is shaped by motion.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Antlia Tri-Band RGB Ultra
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 7hrs 20min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260111_sh2-229/

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#astronomy #stars #RunawayStar #BowShock #ZetaOphiuchi An article accepted for publication in the journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics" reports a study on the star Zeta Ophiuchi, a so-called runaway star that became famous even beyond the field of astronomy for its bow shock, the enormous shock wave similar to the waves generated in the water by the bow of a ship.
https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2022/07/27/a-study-of-the-giant-bow-shock-of-the-runaway-star-zeta-ophiuchi/