The Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 50 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Flaming Star Nebula is visible between 17:45 and 05:42. It will become accessible at around 17:45, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:44, 83° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:42 when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Flaming Star Nebula (IC405)
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Object type
Nebula
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.