Nebula Of The Week: The Flaming Star Nebula

The Flaming Star Nebula or in his code name "IC 405" its located near the constellation Auriga and lies about 1,500 light-years away. This nebula is about 5 light-years across and is visible with a small telescope.

This Nebula was discovered in 1892, and in 1903 Max Wolf gave a very interesting description of it: "a burning body from which several enormous curved flames seem to break out like gigantic prominences". That description is the origin of the name of the nebula being used today.

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