NGC2174 - Monkey Head Nebula in Ha

[Paramount]

Hi
This is a work in progress and is the Ha data taken last night, it is 10x30 minutes Ha taken with the FSQ106ED at f5 and FLI ML8300, autoguiding was done by a lodestar and OAG using dithering on a Paramount ME. This is a crop of the main image to show the detail of the nebula. I have only ever shot one sub frame of this before over 3 years ago when I was trying a 20 minute unguided sub frame, this can be seen on the nebulae page of the image gallery on my website http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk for comparison. I am hoping to add some OIII and SII later this week.
A full size version of this crop can be seen at the following link
http://www.pbase.com/imaging_the_heavens/image/141102737/original
It definitely looks like a monkeys head in profile!
Thanks for looking
Best wishes
Gordon

[Paul Haese]

Looks good Gordon. Heaps of detail there.

[allan gould]

Your Ha image really brings out the monkey's head with a lot of detail. I'm looking forward to it's completion.

[strongmanmike]

Great shot of the Monkey, lovely dot like stars and lots of detail, it's so good it drove me...... bananas? :rolleyes:

MIke

[TrevorW]

Nice one Gordon, would you mind feeding the gallery :P:D

[Paramount]

Thanks Trevor, where do I access the gallery to upload images, I can't see a link anywhere
Best wishes
Gordon

[Ross G]

Amazing detail Gordon.

I can really see a monkey's head!


Ross.

[TrevorW]

Sorry Gordon I was being a bit flipant referring to a poster who couldn't help throwing in a banana/monkey joke :thumbsup: