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NGC 2174 Monkey head, Michael Armentrout
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NGC 2174 Monkey head

NGC 2174 Monkey head, Michael Armentrout
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NGC 2174 Monkey head

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Description

NGC 2174 is an emission nebula 6,400 light years away from earth and is a massive stellar nursery the clouds here are collapsing in on its self giving birth to the new stars of our very own milky way galaxy
the newly formed stars at the center are blasting away the clouds of mostly hydrogen helping carve the beautiful structure and ionizing the clouds exciting the particles causing it to glow.

Technical stuff:
Average moon: 99%
Bortle 4
Average RMS: .4 (59PX)
17H 25mins total integration
72X300s SII
65X300s HA
72X300 OIII
Scope: ASKAR 130 PHQ (1000mm Focal length)
Guide scope: ASKAR OAG
Mount: Ioptron CEM70
Main Camera: ZWO 294mm pro (Bin 2 120gain)
Guide Camera: ZWO 174mm mini
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
Filters: ANTILA 3nm SHO
Capture Computer: MELE Quieter 3
Capture software: NINA
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NGC 2174 Monkey head, Michael Armentrout