NGC2174 "Monkey Head"

 Posted: Mar 27th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 250 PDS
Camera: RisingCam 571C
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 PRO SynScan
Guide Scope: 60/240
Guide Camera: ToupTek 290M
Software: N.I.N.A., Siril, StarNet
Accessories: Sharpstar 0.95x
Exposure:
41 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100 - Optolong L-eNhance
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Polushkino Mosk Obl, Russia
 Mar 21st, 2026
2 h 3 m
13
Resolution: 3508x2481 px
Scale: 1546 KB
An emission nebula in the constellation Orion, near the border with the constellation Gemini. Quite large (roughly the size of the Moon's disk) and relatively bright for photography.

Scale 71%
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