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NGC 2174



 

Object:

NGC 2174: Monkey Head Nebula in Orion

RA = 6 hrs 10 min; Dec = +20 deg 30 min

Date & Site:
Imaged on 12/3 - 12/5/11 ; Running Man Observatory, Carlsbad, CA
Equipment:

Telescope: Vixen 200mm Newtonian (800mm FL F4.0)
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters; Internal autoguiding

Notes:

Exposures: Ha-3 hrs; OII-3 hrs; SII-3.5 hrs for a total of 9.5 hrs

FOV = 64 x 43 arc minutes

NGC 2174 is a bright emission nebula located 6,400 light years away in Orion. This narrowband image highlights the atomic hydrogen (green), ionized sulfur (red) and doubly ionized oxygen (blue) that dominate this nebula.

Imaged over 3 successive nights during a bright waxing gibbous moon.

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