Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  68 Ori  ·  IC 2159  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252  ·  The star 68Ori
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula, stricnine
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula, stricnine
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula

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Early on I was fighting with the focus, after a focusing one image was good the following showed the focus was shifting and I'd have to stop and move the focus inward again. I ended up needing to add a lot of braking to the focuser to keep it from extending out due to the near vertical orientation of the telescope/camera combo to image the target as it approached and passed the zenith.

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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula, stricnine