Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2170  ·  NGC 2182  ·  VdB68  ·  VdB69
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Angel Nebula in Monoceros, Jeff Coldrey
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Angel Nebula in Monoceros

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Angel Nebula in Monoceros

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I find this region of the sky fascinating with its mixed nebulosity, purple intergalactic dust, and meandering streams of dark nebulosity. The mix of reflection, emission and dark nebulosity is very faint, making it an interesting challenge for wideband imaging from my suburban fringe.

I've been tinkering with this image on and off since late 2018 using a mix of ASI094 OSC subs and ASI1600 luminance. Early OSC attempts using 5 minute subs yielded lousy SNR, but 10 minute subs seemed to work better. I hope to blend in some Ha data down the track.

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Angel Nebula in Monoceros, Jeff Coldrey