A nice night for imaging. Took this photo from my back yard in Cupertino using some narrow-band filters.
This nebula is near IC443 (Jellyfish) in the constellation Gemini. Has a nice reflection component which accounts for the bluish coloration in the center.
Right at the Zenith at sundown. Very cool.
http://www.pterzian.darkhorizons.org/ngc_2174.htm
Phil T.
Received on Tue Mar 15 00:48:56 2005