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Byron Davies

M-52, NGC-7635, SH2-157, SH2-158, SH2-159, SH2-161, NGC-7510

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The Tadpole and the Flaming Star image

The Tadpole and the Flaming Star


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Description

IC 405 aka “Flaming Star” is to the left and is about 1500 light years distant and spans 5 light years. IC 410 aka “Tadpole” nebula is to the upper right, spans 100 light years and is 12,000 light years distant. Both nebulae lie in the constellation Auriga.