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Monkeyhead Nebula (NGC 2174/2175), estabrook
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Monkeyhead Nebula (NGC 2174/2175)

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Monkeyhead Nebula (NGC 2174/2175), estabrook
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Monkeyhead Nebula (NGC 2174/2175)

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Monkeyhead Nebula (NGC 2174/2175). After a few years of astrophotography, it was time to turn to the Monkeyhead Nebula, the last of Orion's major targets that I had yet to capture. It turns out that the Monkeyhead was far brighter, far easier to capture, and far easier to process than I expected. I processed the first night's data--about 5 hours worth--and was very pleased with the result. As I finished processing that data, I felt that the project was done, and I even came to regret that my scope was at that very moment working on the same target for a second night, instead of moving on to unexplored territory. Alas, as it happened, a technical issue prevented me from saving the second night's data, I had to settle for one night's worth in the end. No regrets!

(Captured: Askar FRA500, AM5, ASI183MC Pro, Antlia Triband RGB Filter. Processed: AstroPixelProcessor, PixInsight, GraXpert, StarXterminator, NoiseXterminator, Blanshan/Cranfield Star Reduction Script)

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