Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
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NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula, Tom Pestano
NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula
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NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula, Tom Pestano
NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula
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NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula

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Description

NGC 2174, aka The Monkey Head Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

Being an emission nebula, it emits its own light. Dark dust streams among the glowing cosmic cloud to give the nebula its apehead-like appearance.

78 x 300 sec light frames
30 dark frames
30 flat frames
30 flat dark frames
Total exposure time: 6hrs 30mins

William Optics Redcat 51 Telescope
SWSA GTI Mount
ZWO 183MC Pro Camera
Svbony 50mm Guide Scope
ZWO 120MM Guide Camera
ZWO EAF
ZWO Mini Filter Wheel
Optolong L-Extreme Filter
ZWO ASI AIR Pro

Image Acquisition location: Antipolo PH. 14N 121E
Image Acquisition Software: ASI AIR Pro
Image Processing: Pixinsight and Adobe Lightroom

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NGC2174 The Monkey Head Nebula, Tom Pestano