Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  The star 68Ori
NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175, Thomas
NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175
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NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175

NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175, Thomas
NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175
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NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175

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On February 20th I took an image of the Monkeyhead Nebula, an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. The Monkeyhead Nebula, or NGC 2174, is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175. Both are located at a distance of about 6400 lightyears.

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NGC 2174 (Monkeyhead Nebula) and the Open Cluster NGC 2175, Thomas