Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1955  ·  NGC 1968  ·  NGC 1974
NGC1968 and NGC1955 - dubbed the Pirate Monkey Nebula, ChrisG_BNE
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NGC1968 and NGC1955 - dubbed the Pirate Monkey Nebula

NGC1968 and NGC1955 - dubbed the Pirate Monkey Nebula, ChrisG_BNE
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NGC1968 and NGC1955 - dubbed the Pirate Monkey Nebula

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NGC1968 and star cluster NGC1955 is one of the less commonly imaged nebula structures of the Large Magellanic Cloud.  When rotated into this orientation the top of the nebula looks like a monkey head with a pirate cutlass below - so I have affectionately nicknamed this one the Pirate Monkey Nebula.

This is a SHO render along with RGB render and blend to create RGB starfield with SHO nebulosity.

Acquired 14th Sep through 23rd Sept 2021 around the full moon.

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NGC1968 and NGC1955 - dubbed the Pirate Monkey Nebula, ChrisG_BNE