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Object: |
NGC 2170, Monoceros R32, star forming region in Monoceros |
Notes: |
An active stellar nursery lies hidden inside a massive dark cloud rich in molecules and dust in the constellation of Monoceros. Although it appears close in the sky to the more familiar Orion Nebula it is actually almost twice as far from Earth, at a distance of about 2700 light-years. In visible light a grouping of massive hot stars creates a beautiful collection of reflection nebulae where the bluish starlight is scattered from parts of the dark, foggy outer layers of the molecular cloud. However, most of the new-born massive stars remain hidden as the thick interstellar dust strongly absorbs their ultraviolet and visible light (cited from ESO)
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Date: |
December 2018 |
Location: |
El Sauce Observatory
, Río Hurtado, Chile |
Telescope: |
Corrected Newtonian Astrograph, 12", f/3.8 |
Mount: |
Astro-Physics AP1100GTO
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Camera: |
Moravian G3 16200 @ -25°C. |
Exposure Time: |
L:R:G:B=216:220:100:150mins |
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