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NGC NGC 2174
Monkey Head Nebula
Emission Nebula
Orion
Beginner
Bright HII region.
Angular size
25′
Magnitude
6.8
Best months
Nov-Mar
Constellation
Orion
Catalog IDs
NGC 2174
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT8RC
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT10RC
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 62% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 8
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Astro-Tech AT8RC
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.83° × 0.55°
Scale
0.48″/px
Target fills
75%
of frame
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Celestron C6 SCT
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.43° × 0.43°
Scale
0.52″/px
Target fills
96%
of frame
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Astro-Tech AT10RC
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.32° × 0.32°
Scale
0.39″/px
Target fills
129%
of frame
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NGC NGC 2174 — Monkey Head Nebula