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NGC 2174/2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula in Orion
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Copyright 2007 Hap Griffin
Known informally as the "Monkey Head Nebula", NGC 2174 is a mixture of emission and reflection nebulae in Orion. The loose star cluster at its center is known as NGC 2175 and the nebula surrounding it has the designation NGC 2174. However, some references also show the nebula to be NGC 2175.
NGC 2174/2175 lies
at a distance of 850 light years.
Date/Location:
December 5, 2007 Griffin/Hunter II Observatory Bethune, SC
Instrument: Canon 40D (modified IR filtering) Digital SLR through
10" Newtonian w/MPCC
Focal Ratio: f/ 4.7
Guiding: SBIG ST-237 through Orion ED80
Conditions: Cold and clear
Weather: 45 F
Exposure: 200 minutes total (50 x 5 minutes @ ISO 800)
Filters: Baader UV/IR block internal to camera
Processing: Focused and captured, RAW to TIFF conversion,
flat frame calibration, Digital Development, resizing and JPEG conversion in ImagesPlus. Color correction in Photoshop
CS2. Noise reduction in Neat Image.