Ngc 2174

Image Description and Details :

NGC 2174 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion, and is also called the Monkey Head Nebula. NGC 2174 contains the open cluster NGC 2175 whose distance is known. According to the WEBDA database, this cluster is about 1,627 pc (∼5,310 a.l.) from the solar system.NGC 2174 has a size of 62 a.l.
Photo taken in France (Normandy). Set up Newton Skyvision 250/900 F/D= 3.6 on Eq8 mount.
Camera ZWO asi 6200 MM .
24 hours of acquisition with S,H,O and R,G,B filters

Copyright: Francis Bozon