Wallpaper author:
Douglas Gittins
19 Feb 2024
MONKEY HEAD NEBULA
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2174
4 credit
- 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 |