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Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37  - Mosaic, Rolf Dietrich
Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37  - Mosaic
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Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37 - Mosaic

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Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37  - Mosaic, Rolf Dietrich
Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37  - Mosaic
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Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37 - Mosaic

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The beautiful Spaghetti Nebula has a real rarity in its vicinity, the SNR 179.0+2.6
It is a very old SNR that mainly emits OIII.
Its diameter about 70 arcmin in our apperent view.
I discovered the object by accident on the net:
Optical emission associated with the Galactic supernova remnant G179.0+2.6 | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
The SNR 179.0+2.6 is extremely faint.
In my Bortle 4-5 Homeplace it could hardly be seen even after a long exposure time with the 4nm OIII filter.
So I had to drive with batteries to a rural area and take images in the open countryside. SQM at peaks 20.9 arcsec².
I hope you like it.

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Sh2-240 (SNR G180+01.7), SNR G179.0+2.6, M 37  - Mosaic, Rolf Dietrich

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