Observation by Alun Halsey: Monkey Head nebula

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2016 Dec 27 - 01:50

Uploaded

2016 Dec 27 - 15:58

Objects

NGC2174

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 06^h09^m
Dec: +20°28'
Position angle: +160°58'

Field size

0°47' × 1°11'

Equipment

Skywatcher Esprit 150ED Apo triplet
Canon 1000D (modified) + UHC filter
EQ6 pro mount + EQMOD
Tasco 60mm refractror/SX Lodestar

Exposure

25 minutes at ISO 800

Location

Berkshire UK

Target name

NGC 2174 aka Monkey Head nebula

Title

Monkey Head nebula

About this image

Using 150ED Apo triplet (f7) and 1000D with UHC filter I captured 4 subframes at 25 minutes apiece,stacked in Deepskystacker and processed in Photoshop using Hubble palette as colour balance.EQ6 pro autoguided using a Tasco 60mm refractor and SX Lodestar with PHD2.

Files associated with this observation

Monkey-head-nebula-4x25mins.jpg (315.7 kB)

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