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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula, Pranay Kanwar
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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula

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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula, Pranay Kanwar
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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula

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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula. NGC 2170 is the one in the center surrounded by a reflection, emission (the reddish region), and several dark regions behind colorful stars. This whole region is called Monoceros R2 Region ~2400 ly away, a chain of reflection nebulae illuminated by stars, several star-forming regions and a large-scale molecular cloud.

LRGB 4h (4x6x600s) from CHI-2 telescope, an ASA 500N with FLI PL 16803 camera and Astrodon filters, part of telescope.live network. Taken on 24-26 March 2022.

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NGC 2170 a.k.a Angel Nebula, Pranay Kanwar