The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga. The nebula surrounds the bluish star AE Aurigae. I live just downwind from a 14,000 foot peak. As a result, winter often means turbulent skies as air currents are deflected by the terrain and temperature gradients increase. This “mountain turbulence” results in poor seeing conditions which make astrophotography difficult. Instead of small round points of light, stars often look like footballs or eggs and faint details are lost. November was particularly challenging. The skies were often clear, but the seeing was horrendous. As a result it took a lot of exposure time to get a decent image.This image includes 376 five minute exposures for a total of 31 hours.