Wallpaper author:
Javier Garceran
22 Jun 2023
Monkey Head Nebula - Starless Image -
Monkey Head Nebula - also known as NGC 2174 - is an HII emission nebula located in the constellation of Orion and is associated with the open cluster NGC 2175. Since this image does not have stars, the open cluster is obviously not visible, therefore, in
this image we can only see the nebula, in other words, NGC 2174.
This image has been made in the Foraxx palette with a synthetic green
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2174
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 92.4125 Dec 20.48333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 Dec 2020 - 02 Jan 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 312 | 2h10m | 25 |
| OIII | 288 | 2h | 25 |
| SII | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |