Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  IC 2162  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  The star 68Ori  ·  The star 71Ori
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula, Pepe Chambó
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula

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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula, Pepe Chambó
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula

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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner on September 18th 2018 moving over Milky Way background just between constellations Gemini and Orion, its tail extends with 2 degree length among ionized hidrogen nebulas wich fill this wide field of 5 per 3.5 degrees where highlights the Monkey Head Nebula NGC 2174 in the upper part of the image.

Lens Canon 400mm. f/2.8, camera Sony Alpha-7s.

4 min. total exposure.

From Teide Observatory, Tenerife (Spain).

Credits:

José J. Chambó / Miquel Serra-Ricart (TAD, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)

More info at Cometografia.es

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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner and Monkey Head Nebula, Pepe Chambó

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