Observation by Alun Halsey: NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Nov 12 - 01:13

Uploaded

2026 Nov 12 - 10:59

Objects

NGC2174

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 06^h09^m
Dec: +20°31'
Position angle: -174°54'

Field size

1°30' × 1°30'

Equipment

Evostar 72ED f/7 refractor
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) one shot colour
Altair Dual band filter (Ha-OIII)
SVbony 102mm f/7 refractor + Altair 662MM guide camera
Ioptron CEM70

Exposure

12 subframes @ 300 seconds each = 1 hour

Location

Reading Berkshire Uk

Target name

NGC 2174

Title

NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

About this image

Images stacked on the fly in Sharpcap Pro, processed in AstroWizard.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 2174 Monkey head ii.jpg (1008.7 kB)

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