NGC2174

Monkey Head Nebula

NGC2174

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Object Info

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

6,400 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 23, 2014

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

SII 8x20, Ha 8x20, OIII 8x20 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop