Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor), Steve Coates
NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor)
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NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor)

NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor), Steve Coates
NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor)
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NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor)

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NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula

NGC 2174, or the Monkey Head nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion located around 6,400 light years from Earth.

This is a bicolor image taken through Hydrogen alpha and Oxygen 3 filters

Ha 30 min subs x 6 (unbinned)

OIII 30 minute subs x6 (binned 2x2)

Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm CF APO refractor

Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8 cooled CCD camera

Losmandy G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount

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NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor), Steve Coates