This is a most peculiar looking nebula with some very curious contrast features. Alos known as LBN 577. Also contains the open cluster Stock 18.
View full sized image of SH2-170 Sharpless 170
cCaptured in Maxim and processed in PHotoshop
This object is part of the Sharpless Catalogue of HII regions
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
Coma Corrector Astrodon 3nm Ha 12x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Equipment:
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK