Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2170  ·  VdB68  ·  VdB69
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The dark side of a reflection nebula NGC2170, Benoit Blanco
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The dark side of a reflection nebula NGC2170

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The dark side of a reflection nebula NGC2170, Benoit Blanco
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The dark side of a reflection nebula NGC2170

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Description

This is a mix of nebula types. Reflection nebula are in blue, an emission nebula in red and the black ink spill is a dark absorption nebula.

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🔭Gear:

RC Optical Systems 14.5’’

SBIG STX16803

Paramount ME

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⚙️Acquisition:

NGC 2170

Deep Sky West remote observatory

Rowe, New Mexico

30 hours in LRGB

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👨‍💻Processing

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BPP, Mure, RGB, DBE, chrominance, Saturation, PCC, MaskedStretch, Curve, LRGB, LocalHisto, StarMask, Deconvolution

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The dark side of a reflection nebula NGC2170, Benoit Blanco