The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) (ov_astro)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: HD252924 · HD42088 · HD42400 · IC 2159 · LBN 854 · Monkey Head Nebula · NGC 2174 · NGC 2175 · Sh2-252

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)

The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) was captured in my backyard in Oro Valley, AZ.
It is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion about 6400 light years from earth. It is a region of star formation and intense stellar winds. I performed 7 days of imaging on this target. Ultimately, I used approximately 33 hours of data in SHO.To create a representation of “natural” looking stars, I used a dynamic integration of SHO channels using Pixelmath. The nebula is a fornax SHO blend as well. I enjoy using these blends as they approach a more natural appearance to the eye while still allowing you to see the separate ionized gasses to some degree.
Mount: iOptron CEM 70 NUC
Scope: Explore Scientific ED 127 FCD 100
Flattener: Hotech 2”
Guidescope: Astromania 70 mm
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MM Pro
Guide camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filters: Antlia 3nm SHO
Exposure: -10c, gain 120, bin 1Ha 150 x 300sOIII 140 x 300sSII 110 x 300s
Processed in Pixinsight, captured with NINA, guiding with PHD 2.
I used Russell Croman's BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator, and StarXterminator during processing.

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Astrometry.net job	7104511
PixInsight job	JUSZGZTJ6EAQACTFXA5YD8L4JJ9Y823Q
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	06h09m41s.229
RA (top/left)	06h08m11s.936
RA (top/right)	06h12m05s.291
RA (bottom/right)	06h11m11s.274
RA (bottom/left)	06h07m16s.331

Dec (center)	+20°34′12″.24
Dec (top/left)	+19°53′45″.22
Dec (top/right)	+20°03′37″.87
Dec (bottom/right)	+21°14′34″.88
Dec (bottom/left)	+21°04′37″.52

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