Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
MonkeyHead Nebula SHO, Kristof Dierick
MonkeyHead Nebula SHO
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MonkeyHead Nebula SHO

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
MonkeyHead Nebula SHO, Kristof Dierick
MonkeyHead Nebula SHO
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MonkeyHead Nebula SHO

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

This is my image in Hubble-pallet SHO, about 9,9hrs exposure. Data taken 5th and 6th November 2020. Data capture with N.I.NA., processing in APP, PixInsight and PS.

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MonkeyHead Nebula SHO, Kristof Dierick

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