Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2170  ·  NGC 2182
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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula, 



    
        

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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula
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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula

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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula, 



    
        

            MADNUG - Alex Lin
NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula
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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
ASA 500
Imaging Cameras
FLI PL16803
Mounts
ASA DDM85 Standard

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 8, 2018
Frames:
71×600(11h 50′)
Integration:
11h 50′
Avg. Moon age:
22.90 days
Avg. Moon phase:
42.07%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6557858

RA center: 06h08m27s.1

DEC center: -06°2457

Pixel scale: 0.951 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 89.143 degrees

Field radius: 0.437 degrees

Resolution: 2408x2268

File size: 3.7 MB

Data source: Amateur hosting facility

Remote source: ChileScope

Description

NGC 2170 is a very large reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros. It is about 2,400 light-years from Earth, and the entire nebula is about 15 light-years across. Seen from Earth, the nebula looks like a watercolor painting, also known as the winter palette

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NGC2170 - The Angel Nebula, 



    
        

            MADNUG - Alex Lin