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NGC2170, Brian Boyle
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NGC2170

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NGC2170, Brian Boyle
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NGC2170

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In a futile? attempt to get a better image of the rather beautiful Angel Nebula, I have resorted to a number of desperate measures.   This included last years L+OSC attempt.  I noticed that Telescope Live had taken some data of the field - but the most recent CMOS data only covered half the nebula.  However, there was some older data from CHI2 using the CCD.  Admittedly only 3 hours, but I got to thinking why not add in into my previous backyard L-OSC data.

This image is the resulting "Frankenstein's Monster" image of NGC 2170.  With a bit of processing, I managed to preserve the image quality of the Telescope Live fdata - but with added depth.  And better rejection of satellite trails etc. than the 6sub-frames in each TL passband would otherwise allow.

Next year, I am going to make this object the focus of my summer observing with the  RC12 and get a proper image.

Telescope Live CHI2_CCD. 6 x 60s0 in LRGB
Backyard RC8 112 x 120s OSC
Backyard RC8  48 x 300s  L

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