NGC 2175 - Monkey Head Nebula

Apr 2026
NGC 2175
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

Monkey Head Nebula

Lights

Filter Seestar
Lights 380
Single Exposure 60 sec
Total Exposure 6 hr 20 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
13 February 2026 Waning Crescent (19.19%)
14 February 2026 Waning Crescent (12.14%)
15 February 2026 Waning Crescent (6.43%)
23 February 2026 Waxing Crescent (33.52%)
25 February 2026 First Quarter (56.1%)
26 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (67.22%)
02 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (97.55%)
03 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (99.77%)
09 March 2026 Waning Gibbous (71.73%)
24 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (30.36%)
26 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (52.83%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Graxpert

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

NGC 2175 - Monkey Head Nebula

Mar 2026
NGC 2175
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

Monkey Head Nebula

Lights

Filter Seestar
Lights 349
Single Exposure 60 sec
Total Exposure 5 hr 49 min
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Telescope ZWO Seestar S30
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S30
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
10 March 2026 Waning Gibbous (62.85%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril