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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, Mike Cranfield
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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC2174 or SH2-252) is an emission nebula located 6,400 light years from us in the constellation of Orion close to the boundary with the constellation of Gemini. In this image North is right and East is up. The main ionising source is the star HD42088 seen at the centre of the blue oxygen emission area within the star cluster NGC2175. A second star cluster, NGC2175s, is seen in the Eastern edge of the nebula (towards the top as oriented in this image).

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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, Mike Cranfield