Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  The star 10Cas
Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula, Steve Milne
Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula
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Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula

Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula, Steve Milne
Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula
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Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula

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Sharpless 2-170 (sometimes referred to as the Little Rosette Nebula) is an emission nebula that is around 7,500 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Sh 2-170 was imaged between 5 and 9 October 2018 from two remote imaging rigs in Spain that are owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescopes: Takahashi FSQ 106 x2

Camera: QSI 683 WSG x2

Filters: Astrodon & Astronomik 5nm & 6nm NB

Mount: 10 Micron GM1000HPS & 10 Micron GM2000HPS

SII: 18 x 1200s

Ha: 17 x 1200s

OIII: 18 x 1200s

A total of 17 hours 40 minutes exposure.

Data Capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

Image Processing: Steve Milne

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Sharpless 2-170 in Cassiopeia - the 'Little Rosette' nebula, Steve Milne