NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula (Abdulmohsen Alreesh)

NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

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Target : NGC 2174 Monkey Head nebula and small diffuse nebula

Location:
Kuwait - Alhejen Farms - Camel Hangars

Description:

~ from Sky at night
The Monkey Head Nebula is a star-forming region located 6,400 lightyears away in the Orion constellation.
NGC 2174, to give it is formal name, is a place where new stars are being born at a fierce and rapid rate, and these newly born stars emit powerful streams of charged particles known as stellar winds that blow the gas and dust away, removing the ingredients necessary for future stars to be born.
Dark dust streams among the glowing cosmic cloud to give the nebula its ape-like appearance. Indeed, it is one of many nebulae that look like animals.

This was fun, and complicated as I tried to force the small diffuse nebula into frame I rotated the image at an awkward angle. however in the end I am very happy with the color outcome and how clean the data is. I am starting to become a strong believer of more data is always better!

Equipment:
° Mount: Ioptron Cem40 with iPolar @ioptron_telescopes
° Main Imaging: ZWO ASI2600mm @zwoasi
° Filter wheel: ZWO ASI Electronic Filter wheel 7x36mm
° Focuser: Pegasus Focus cube 2
° Filters: Antlia Lrgb - Baader Sii, Ha, Oiii @baaderplanetarium
° Guiding: ZWO mini guide scope with ZWO ASI 120mm
° OTA: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED F5.5 @skywatcherusa
° Aquisition Device: Stellarmate Raspberry PI with Ekos and K-Stars planetarium
° Filter: Optolong UV/ir filter on the guide camera @optolongfilter

Integration
HA 20 x 300s - 0°c - Gain 100 - Offset 15
Oiii 20 x 300s - 0°c - Gain 100 - Offset 15
Sii 20 x 300s - 0°C - Gain 100 - Offset 15

30 x 2s flats HA 30,000 ADU
30 x 0.9s flats Oii 30,000 ADU
30 x 4s flats sii 30,000 ADU

50 x 300s - Gain 100 - Offset 15 Darks
200 x 0.00035s - Gain 100 - Offset 15 Bias

total integration 5 hours

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Skywatcher Esprit ED Super APO Triplet

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