The Angel Nebula

Image Title: Ngc2170, the Angel Nebula

Image Description and Details: A very faint complex of emission, reflection and dark nebulae in the constellation Monoceros. It´s hard to acquire the data and also hard to process it. I tried 8 different workflows to get to this final image and it´s a bit far from what I was expecting, in a bad way :-). But given the complexity of the target, I am happy. - NGC 2170 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. It is located about 4,000 light-years away from Earth.

Reflection nebulae are clouds of dust and gas that reflect the light of nearby stars, giving them a blue or blue-white appearance. NGC 2170 is illuminated by a group of hot, young stars located just outside the nebula. These stars are thought to be less than a few million years old, making them some of the youngest known in the Milky Way galaxy.

Capture Details 🗓 December, 20th to 23th. 2022

📍 Giruá, RS, Brazil. Bortle 4.

🔭 FotonAstro Astropipe 200MM F4 Newtonian Astrograp AM5 Eq Mount

📷 asi2600mc camera

🕶 Optolong UV/IR filter

• 141 x 180s frames (7h3min)

🧑‍💻 pixinsight, photoshop

Copyright: Martin Konrat

Name: martin konrat

Email: martinkonrat@gmail.com