Wallpaper author:
Johan Potgieter
16 Dec 2023
Monkey Head Nebula
The Monkey Head Nebula is a region of star birth located 6,400 light-years away. It is also known as NGC 2174 and Sharpless Sh2-252. The nebula is mostly composed of hydrogen gas. The cloud is sculpted by ultraviolet light carving into the cool hydrogen gas and dust. As the interstellar dust particles are warmed from the radiation from the stars in the centre of the nebula, they heat up and begin to glow at infrared wavelengths. (Hubblesite.org)
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2174
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 92.30829 Dec 20.4719
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Nov 2023 - 22 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 1h45m | 21 |
| SII | 286 | 1h40m | 21 |
| OIII | 315 | 1h45m | 20 |