Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  11.22  ·  13.65  ·  150 Nuwa  ·  52 Europa  ·  IC 2159  ·  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252
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NGC2174 - Monkey Head in SHO, Girish Muralidharan
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NGC2174 - Monkey Head in SHO

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NGC2174 - Monkey Head in SHO, Girish Muralidharan
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NGC2174 - Monkey Head in SHO

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NGC 2174 is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth. The nebula may have formed through hierarchical collapse.

Acquired this data back in march - found time to process now finally. While I can see the monkey head, this looks even more like a bald eagle head to me!

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NGC2174 - Monkey Head in SHO, Girish Muralidharan