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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula, Chris Gifford
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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 - Monkey Head Nebula

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174; Sh2-252) surrounds open star cluster NGC 2175 and lies about 6,400-7,200 light years from us. The nebula is a stellar nursery, where new stars are forming. In addition to the reddish emission nebula, it contains bluish reflection components. One is at lower right of the nebula, and another is around the brightest star inside the nebula. This field is located in the northern part of Orion, just below the feet of Gemini. Being set in the winter Milky Way, the image is full of stars that show a range of colours varying from orange-red to blue-white based on their temperature (blue is hottest; red coolest).

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