Observation by Royston Morgan: Monkey Head Nebula

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Royston Morgan

Observer

Royston Morgan

Observed

2025 Mar 03 - 20:00

Uploaded

2025 Apr 18 - 15:59

Objects

NGC2174

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 06^h09^m
Dec: +20°32'
Position angle: -169°15'

Field size

1°47' × 1°10'

Equipment

Esprit 100ED ASI294MM pro
AM5 Mount

Exposure

30X300 second lights over Ha/OIII/SII filters

Location

Long: 50.876, Lat: 0.635, Elevation: 154m

Target name

Monkey Head

Title

Monkey Head Nebula

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Image has been rotated to give more obvious link to image name - processed in Pixinsight

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