Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC 2175, Monkey Head Nebula

15-May-2026 09:12 ADT 15-May-2026 12:12 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC 2175, Monkey Head Nebula, 28-Feb-2021

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8x 600s Ha, 1x1; 8x 900s Oiii, 1x1
Total Exposure: 3h20m
Distance: 6350 ly
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