Date: 1/20/2020
Description IC 405 (also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, SH 2-229, or Caldwell 31) is an emission and reflection nebula[1] in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. [Ref: WikiPedia]
Sky Conditions: Clear skies most of the nights with 25% moon shine , FWHM: 3.0 arc sec/pixel
Imaging: Exposure: 200 min Color de-bayered (40 x 300 sec) at 1x1bin using Celestron LPF
Guiding: AP 80mm guidescope with guide-camera (5sec rate)
Equipment:
ZWO ASI 183 Color Pro -10 deg C
8” RASA at F2
Paramount ME Mount
SW:
SkyX, PixIsight - calibration with darks, bias and color correction (weighted batch processing, auto-script merge and noise reduction)
Observatory site : Northern VA