Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  The star 68 Ori
Playing too Close to the Moon, Michael
Playing too Close to the Moon
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Playing too Close to the Moon

Playing too Close to the Moon, Michael
Playing too Close to the Moon
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Playing too Close to the Moon

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SH2-252 Monkey's Head Nebula.  The initial data was acquired around March 13th, 2023.  Later data was taken on March 28th when the moon was at 50% illuminated and SH2-252 was less than 10 degrees away from the moon.  I was going to throw this away, but the flare in the lens made for a unique image.  The waves point to the moon's location to the upper right side of the image.  The black spots are probably dust spots, but the images were calibrated and the non-moon images didn't show this defect (if that's what it is?).  Because I was unsure of their cause, I left the image as is...'warts and all'.

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Playing too Close to the Moon, Michael