SH2-252 Monkey Head Nebula. Located in the Orion Constellation. Embedded in the nebula is an open cluster NGC 2175. The cluster is about 6350 light years from Earth. The nebula has active ionized oxygen, sulfur, and hydrogen clouds. A very good narrowband subject. Does the nebula look like a monkey head? I can’t really tell…😂
Integrated image#
- Telescope: Takahashi TSA-120N
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM40
- Filters: Astronomik H-alpha 6nm 1.25" + SII 6nm 1.25" + OIII 6nm 1.25"
- Post Processing: Astro Pixel Processor + PixInsight
- Total Integration time: 9h