NGC2170 complex (Brian Boyle)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: HD42004 · HD42038 · HD42051 · HD42115 · HD42132 · HD42261 · HD42279 · HD42338 · LBN 993 · LBN 994 · LBN 995 · LBN 998 · LBN 999 · LDN 1646 · NGC 2170 · NGC 2182 · VdB69

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In choosing objects to target, Bracken's Astrophotography sky-atlas has been invaluable to me. Aside from the exceptionally helpful sky charts, his 93 "Can't miss" targets represent a "Caldwell" list for AP'ers.

Indeed, I wouldnb't have targetted the NGC 2170 complex so early in my hobby, had Bracken not brought it to my attention in this fashion. Bracken lists it as challenging, confirmed by the kit and time thrown at it by those who have taken some great photos of it on this site.

Looking a little like the love child of the Antares region and the Pleiades, NGC 2170 [Bracken 88?] was certainly worth a shot.

Therefore I felt a bit like a 36-handicap golfer teeing off at St Andrews Royal and Ancient golf course when, armed with my RC8 and a forecast for good seeing on telescopius, I set out to image this object over the course of one of our 3.5hour summer nights here.

As it turned out, the seeing was around 4arcsec (better than it has been) and I managed to squeak in a shade under 4 hours on the target.

It isn't a patch on other photos of this target on the site - think I'll need a bigger 'scope (and a mono camera), but overall I am sort of satisfied with the result.

Metaphorically I feel like I have walked off the final green with a respectable but not humiliating score....

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Description: Completely new reprocessing two years after original. Still need more SNR.

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RA (center)	06h08m31s.940
RA (top/left)	06h07m14s.753
RA (top/right)	06h07m04s.832
RA (bottom/right)	06h09m49s.297
RA (bottom/left)	06h09m58s.669

Dec (center)	-06°25′29″.10
Dec (top/left)	-05°54′03″.39
Dec (top/right)	-06°55′18″.35
Dec (bottom/right)	-06°56′55″.37
Dec (bottom/left)	-05°55′42″.63

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