SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Bruce Waddington
Location of Photo:
SkyPi Remote Observatory, New Mexico
Date/Time of photo:
4 nights ending on 0912/2024
Equipment:
12.5" Planewave scope with QSI-640ws camera
Description:
Sh2-170, sometimes called the "little rosette nebula", is a faint, nearly circular hydrogen-alpha region in Cassiopeia. It surrounds a small young cluster of stars that provide sufficient ionizing radiation to make the nebula glow. Stellar winds from the new stars and embedded dust in the hydrogen gas combine to create the complex visual structures.
