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Monkey Head Nebula

20 Mar 2026

Monkey Head Nebula

Monkey Head in Orion

© Alan Cayless all rights reserved.

The Monkey Head nebula in Orion. Officially designated NGC 2174, this emission region also contains the open cluster NGC 2175. Imaged using narrowband filters and a StellaMira 86 refractor.

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