Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  Sh2-170

Image of the day 08/13/2021

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Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula, Michel Makhlouta
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Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula

Image of the day 08/13/2021

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Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula, Michel Makhlouta
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Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula

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Sh2-170 is a small and faint emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Stock 18 is a small star cluster in the center of the nebula, which helped me find more information about this target. It seems to be located around 9,000 light-years away from Earth. The nebula resembles the Rosette Nebula, a famous winter target for us in the northern hemisphere, and therefore it's referred to as the little or small rosette nebula.

I went a bit overboard with the integration time on this target, especially when it comes to the HA data, in the hope of getting the faint nebulosity around the nebula. It took most of my clear nights in July and the first week of August. It's also one of the few targets in my field of balcony view that I haven't imaged.

Comments and feedback are, as always, much appreciated.

Clear skies and stay safe!

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Sh2-170 - Little Rosette Nebula, Michel Makhlouta