Ngc 2174

[casstony]

The sky cleared for a few hours last night and I bagged a couple of new objects that I hadn't tried before. This is the Monkeyhead nebula at Dec +20 degrees in northern Orion.

16x5 min, TS115/0.75 Riccardi reducer, nikon d5600 @ ISO400

[LostInSp_ce]

Great work again Tony and it's the one celestial object that actually looks like what it's named after. Sorry but I couldn't resist. :lol:

[casstony]

Looks good :)

[Ant0nio]

Nicely done Tony, I can't recall seeing this imaged from down under. It's good to see something new. Cheers,
Tony

[casstony]

Thanks Tony. There's a lot of targets in the Orion/Monoceros region I'd like to try but they might be gone before the weather improves - hoping for a sunny Autumn.

[RyanJones]

Pretty cool target Tony.

I hadn’t heard of this one before.

Well done

[casstony]

Thanks Ryan. It was a fun night getting two new and interesting nebulae.

[Mickoid]

With respect to Tony's great capture, yours is far superior in resolution. I can see the nose, lips and hair of the monkey quite clearly!

[LostInSp_ce]

Taken with Hubble! :)