March
At the feet of Castor. As the heading implies, this region of space is found where the stars of Gemini form the feet or in this case, foot of Castor, the twin of Pollux. It is a deep image showcasing the various nebulae in the region including a section of Orion at the bottom. The two orange looking bright stars are Propus (Eta Gem) upper centre with the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 433) to its left and further to their left Tejat Posterior (Mu Gem) which has several fainter patches of nebulosity above it. At the very top, half in the shot is M35 and it's smaller companion cluster, NGC 2158. Towards the bottom right is the bright nebula called the Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2174, technically the monkey head is upside down! Image taken with the RedCat 61 WIFD Refractor, Canon R8 and Quad filter, stack of 208 x 1 minutes exposures @ ISO 10000 taken on Feb 2nd 2025.