Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)
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Description
Emission,
Reflection Nebula in Orion
06h
10m 00.s +20° 34' 00"
18 X
10 minute frames with 20 flats and darks ISO
1600.
Canon
350D modified by Hap.
Orion
Atlas mount Guided with Astro IIDC through Meade
SN-6" with I.S. DMK 21AF04.AS
Nebulosity
for capture and stacking, Photoshop CS2 for post
processing
Transparency
, Seeing , Temperature +20 °F
NGC
2174 was discovered in 1877 by Jean Marie
Stephan. Also known as the Monkey Head is a large
molecular cloud, whose dominant emission is in
the hydrogen alpha wavelength, which is ionized
by the energy of the bright stars in the star
cluster in its midst, NGC2175. They are thought
to be about 6400 light years away from us. It
lies very close to the border with Gemini, only
two degrees southwest of supernova remnant
IC
443, and four degrees due south of open cluster
M35.
Orion
80ED, WO 0.8 FR, with Astronomik CLS
Filter
Massapoag
Pond Observatory Lunenburg, MA - Feb. 25-27 2008
@ 7:00 PM EST
Notes
Monkey
Head NGC2174
