a dusty emission nebula located in the constellation of Auriga at about 12.000 ly from Earth. It is part of a larger star forming region that also contains the Flaming Star Nebula. The gas structures in this picture are lit by the radiation from the open star cluster NGC1893 that lies in the center of the nebula.
Acquisition and Processing:
4.2 hours narrowband data Nov. 9-10, 2020, urban Victoria.
ES 127ED apo refractor @f/5/5
ZWO ASI180MM Pro cooled to -20C
Voyager acquisition software
CEM60 Equatorial mount
PHD2 guiding
Processed in Pixinsight and Phtoshop CS4