You don’t see a lot of images of Sh2-227. It’s really faint, and it is outshone by nearby IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula) and IC410 (The Tadpoles). I initially wanted to capture it to see what structure I could reveal. After 8 hours, I felt like I’d got a fair image of the regions. However, I wanted less noise. So, I spent another 7.5 hours on it.
Sh2-227 is an emission nebula visible in the constellation Auriga. It is located within the large pentagon that constitutes the constellation. It is a short distance from the open cluster NGC 1857, seen at the bottom of this image. The best period for its observation in the evening sky falls between the months of October and March. Observers find it considerably easier to observe in the regions of the Earth’s northern hemisphere.
