1 NGC2174 Monkey Head SHO

Target:NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, HII emission in the constellation of Orion at 6400 light years distance.

 

Location:10/02/21 St Helens UK Bortle 8, no Moon.

 

Aquisition:27x 180 sec Ha, 24x 180 sec (OIII), 30x 180 sec (SII) @ Gain 139, Offset 21, Temp -15c. Total integration 243 min.

 

Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, HEQ5 Pro, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro with EFWmini and Baader narrowband filters.

Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 finder with ZWO ASI120MM.

 

Software:Aquisition: NINA, PHD2, EQmod.

Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Photoshop, Starnet++.

 

Memories:A crisp Moon free evening with a few passing clouds. Ambient -3c.

 

Done