Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175

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    NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula, Theodore Arampatzoglou
    NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula
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    NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula

    Image of the day 04/27/2014

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      NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula, Theodore Arampatzoglou
      NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula
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      NGC 2174 The Monkey Head Nebula

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      Description

      NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II[1] emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175.[1] It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

      Instruments and exposure data:

      W.O FLT110 with dedicated TMB field flattener

      FeatherTouch 3'' focuser

      Starizona MicroTouch autofocuser

      W.O ZS80 ED

      SBIG ST10XME CFW9

      Meade DSI

      Filters: Ha 5nm Astrodon_RGB Baader Planetarium

      Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro

      Tricolor Emmision Line image

      S[II] 8nm(Red)_Ha 5nm(Green)_O[III] 3nm(Blue)

      Modified Hubble Palette

      S[II] 4*10min+5Ha 5*10min_Ha 14*10min_ O[III] 23*10min

      L(S[II]+Ha+O[III])_Red(S[II]+Ha)_Green(Ha)_Blue(O[III])

      Ha:14*10min bin1x1

      S[II]:4*10min bin1x1

      O[III]:23*10min bin1x1

      Total exposure time:6h50min

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