The Monkey Head nebula NGC 2174 is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It was discovered on 6 February 1877 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth
Targets I should be imaging at this time of the year, if it wasn’t for the awful weather. The #MonkeyHead nebula #Astrophotography