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NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula), Cosar Catalin Daniel
NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula)
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NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula)

NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula), Cosar Catalin Daniel
NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula)
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NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula)

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Description

This is NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula located 6.400 light years away in the Orion constellation.

Because both the hydrogen alpha and Oiii signals were quite strong I opted for bi-color image (Hoo)

Equipment used :

EQ8_PRO Mount

Takahashi FSQ-85EDX f/5.3 telescope and Qsi690 wsg8 camera

Ha(3nm) Chroma- 5 x1800sec

Oiii(3nm) Chroma- 4 x 1800sec .... a total integration of 4h and 30min.

SG-4 standalone autoguider and Borg50 guidescope

Apt for acquisition,alligned and stacked with ccd_stack 2 and processed in Pixinsight.

Location - Henlow (Bedfordshire).

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NGC 2174 ( Monkey Head Nebula), Cosar Catalin Daniel