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The Flaming Star Nebula

April 14, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Deep Sky

The Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) at upper right and the emission nebula IC410 at lower left.
The Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) at upper right. The star AE Aurigae is the bright star in the right part of the nebula. Emission nebula IC410 is at lower left. Image credit: Terry Hancock.

Stars in the Milky Way tend to revolve around the center of the galaxy, bobbing slightly above and below the galactic plane as if in a perpetual cosmic merry-go-round. But sometimes a star gets catapulted across the sky by a close gravitational interaction with another star.  One of the best-known “runaway stars” lies in the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer. Known as AE Aurigae, this blazing star is passing by chance through a cold cloud of interstellar gas. The result is ‘accidental’ emission nebula cataloged as IC 405, but more commonly called the Flaming Star Nebula [Read more…] about The Flaming Star Nebula

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