Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
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NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula), Roger Menard
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)
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NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)

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NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula), Roger Menard
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NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)

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On Jan 7th 2021 I attempted to image the emission nebula NGC 2174 also known as the Monkey Head nebula. NGC 2174 is a very nice nebula in Orion overshadowed by the great Orion Nebula. It is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175 and is about 6,400 light years away.
I imaged this with a Stellarvue 90mm refractor and an F5.6 focal reducer. The imaging camera is ZWO ASI 071 and guide camera Lodestar. Most of the early morning images were not used.

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NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula), Roger Menard