Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  62 Ori  ·  IC 2162  ·  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  The star 64 Ori  ·  The star 68 Ori  ·  The star 71 Ori  ·  The star χ2 Ori
Monkeyhead and IC 2162, moso_freund
Monkeyhead and IC 2162
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Monkeyhead and IC 2162

Monkeyhead and IC 2162, moso_freund
Monkeyhead and IC 2162
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Monkeyhead and IC 2162

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In this image section, the monkey head NGC 2174 and IC 2162 are the main actors. In the upper right part of the image you can also see beautiful dark nebulae. LDN 1578, LDN 1576, LDN 1574 and B 227. Not far from LDN 1574 the bipolar reflection nebula NGC 2163 is faintly visible.

Canon EOS 550 D a, Sigma 150 mm APO macro @ f 2,8, ISO 1600, Astronomik CLS-Filter, shot from out of the garden in Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Wolfgang

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Monkeyhead and IC 2162, moso_freund