NGC 2175/SH2-252 _ The 'Monkey Head Nebula' in Orion by Gerhard Bachmayer

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DEC2019 - FEB-2020

NGC 2175/SH2-252 _ The 'Monkey Head Nebula' in Orion

Nerpio/Spain

NGC 2175 is an open star cluster with the surrounding nebula SH2-251.
Its distance is about 6400 light years.

Telescope: ASA 10N-OK3 f3.6
Mount: ASA DDM 85
Camera: FLI ML8300
Filter-wheel: FLI CW 2-7
Filter: Astrodon L,R,G,B
Exposure: L:36x300sec, R:36x300sec, G:36x300sec, B:36x300sec
Programs: Maxim DL 5.0, CCDStack 2.94, PixInsight SE 1.9 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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