A recent run of clear nights gave a rare opportunity to image the gems of the winter sky. The Great Orion Nebula, the Horsehead & Flame and the Rosette nebula were all bagged over the past week. With these targets moving behind a local tree each night, I moved to imaging a higher target at the end of every session; the Monkey Head Nebula in Orion. Although I’d never even heard of the nebula before last week, I managed to collect over 5 hours of data over four nights, making it the longest total exposure time I’ve ever mustered on a target.