Orion Skies

IC 405, the Flaming Star

Nebula. Expert target.

For your DWARF 3. Change scope

Duo-Bandfilter
71°highest
One frameDWARF 3 tele
Janbest at 10pm

In Auriga, rising through winter nights.

From a real night: Mosaic 2 views, Duo-Band, gain 90.

Taken with a Dwarf 3

IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula, taken with a Dwarf 3
IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula
Duo-Bandfilter
15 sexposure
350frames
1 h 28 minin all
2 viewsmosaic
Taken with a Dwarf 3 by TPN Explorer, a garden in Leicester, 4 October 2026.

Will it fit?

Sky survey picture of IC 405, the Flaming Star with the DWARF 3 frame drawn on it
The dashed box is the DWARF 3 tele frame, 2.93 by 1.65 degrees. It fits in one frame. Sky picture: DSS2 colour survey, via CDS hips2fits (Strasbourg).

Tonight from your location

Set your location in the menu bar to see how high it gets tonight.

Settings by level

Beginner

Alt-Azmode
Autosettings
Duo-Bandfilter
Set to fitshots

Improver

EQmode
15 sexposure
70gain
Duo-Bandfilter
200+frames

Expert

EQmode
60 sexposure
70gain
Duo-Bandfilter
100+frames

Will my run fit tonight?

Beginner: Auto picks well, but check the filter by eye and set the number of shots to finish before cloud or the Moon. See Improver and Expert for why.

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