NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula

Located in constellation Orion and at about 6,500 light years from us, NGC 2174 is an emission nebula, rich in hydrogen and oxygen, with an apparent diameter slightly larger than the full moon. Within it, there is a loose star cluster, NGC 2175, with recently born stars. The stellar winds and radiation from these high energetic regions carve the nebula, yielding these beautiful structures.

This image is a crop of the full FOV captured, which can be seen here: flic.kr/p/2o8rE8i

 

Shot at Barcarena, Portugal in January 2022.

 

Technical Details:

RGB: 3 x 20 x 60s

Ha: 102 x 300s

Oiii: 90 x 300s

Total integration: 17h00

 

TS Optics Triplet APO 800/115 | TS Optics TSFLAT2 0.79x | QHYCCD 268M | Optolong RGB | Baader Ha 7nm ! Baader Oiii 8.5 nm

 

Acquisition: N.I.N.A. | Processing: Pixinsight

 

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