Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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Cone Nebula and Surroundings, Michael Bauer
Cone Nebula and Surroundings
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Cone Nebula and Surroundings

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Cone Nebula and Surroundings, Michael Bauer
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Cone Nebula and Surroundings

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Imaged with the RedCat51 using the Optolong L-eXtreme at a nearly full moon.
The image in the „natural“ colors is mostly red. In the past I have created HOO combinations by splitting the individual colors and recombining them using an OIII signal that is stretched to match the Ha. However, I learned that for such objects I can get a very similar effect by running a color calibration (white balance) on the nebula portion of the image. This increases the blue/green components of the object bringing out the OIII parts of the nebula. The detailed colors then can be tuned to personal taste.

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Cone Nebula and Surroundings, Michael Bauer