Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)
Sharpless 2-170, John
Sharpless 2-170
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Sharpless 2-170

Sharpless 2-170, John
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Sharpless 2-170

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Sh2-170 is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia. This is a HSO-RGB image imaged over two days on 12/18 and 12/19 2019 in Las Cruces, NM. Seeing was average to poor with temperatures nearing the dew points on each night with the half moon rising near midnight. Ha and SII was abundant while OIII was rather faint for these nights.

APM 152 with reducer and CCD/OAG with QSI 6120

10 x 10 min SII; 6 x 10min OIII; 11 x10 min Ha; 6 x 2 min RGB

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Sharpless 2-170, John