Monkey Head Nebula

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Date image was taken: 2/12/2021

Image Title: Monkey Head Nebula

The Monkey Head Nebula, a true winter target, not exactly fitting for Summer solstice, today it’s the longest day of the year.

However it’s about time to finish with my last winter images, to make room for the summer nebulae to come, so here it is.
And although the data was gathering digital dust, is was a lot of fun to process in the end, lots of tiny details and vibrant colors.

The Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2174, is a HII emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It’s guesstimated to be located at a distance of 6,400 light-years from earth.

Total integration time 7 hours 15 minutes

87 x 300s iso 3200
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 TS-Optics 115mm APO, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount

Canon 750D, modified
Optolong L-Enhance filter

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Copyright: Thomas Röell