Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree cluster  ·  Cone nebula  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon

Image of the day 01/24/2019

    Cone Nebula in Monoceros, Steve Milne
    Cone Nebula in Monoceros
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    Image of the day 01/24/2019

      Cone Nebula in Monoceros, Steve Milne
      Cone Nebula in Monoceros
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      Description

      The Cone Nebula is an HII emission nebula approximately 2,700 light-years distant in the constellation of Monoceros. It was first observed by William Herschel on 26 December 1785. Perhaps that is one reason that the associated star cluster (the nebulosity and the cluster are both designated NGC 2264) is referred to as the Christmas Tree Cluster. Just above and to the left of the blue reflection nebula is an area knows as the Fox Fur.

      This was photographed between 31 December 2018 and 8 January 2019 from a remote imaging rig in Spain, jointly owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

      Capture details:

      Telescope: TEC140

      Camera: QSI 690

      Filters: Astrodon LRGB

      Mount: 10 Micron GM2000HPS

      Ha: 23 x 1200s

      Lum: 48 x 600s

      Red: 24 x 600s

      Green: 24 x 600s

      Blue: 24 x 600s

      A total of 27 hours and 40 minutes.

      Capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

      Processing: Steve Milne

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      Cone Nebula in Monoceros, Steve Milne