NGC 2175S, THE MONKEY HEAD NEBULA, on 2023-12-11
This photo was taken in Kyle, Texas, under Bortle 5.9 skies, through a 6-inch
f/4 Telescope, on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount, with a ZWO ASI533MC PRO color
camera. Plus an Optolong L Pro Light Pollution Filter. The total image
acquisition time is: 04 hrs 00 min 00 sec.
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The Monkey Head Nebula is an emission nebula about 6,400 light years away in the constellation of Orion. Glowing gas and dark dust does not survive well in the Monkey Head Nebula. Young Stars near the center of the nebula generate stellar winds and high energy radiation that causes the Nebula's material to shift into complex shapes. The nebula is primarily composed of hydrogen which glows at infrared wavelengths due to the radiation.
