NGC 2264 (Michael Armentrout)

NGC 2264

Designation NGC 2264

Well at it again! 4 weeks of intermitant clouds and winds later I finally have an image to show for my efforts.
4 nights of imaging and 20 hours of exposures bring light to the NGC2264 Regionin a SI HII OII pallette (Sulfer, Hydrogyn, Oxygen)
A Very interesting region with thin and thick gasious star forming region. Beautiful indeed! Let my know what you think good or bad alike!
I always appreciate your thoughts of improvment.

The NGC 2264 region contains clouds of interstellar hydrogen gas, mixed with small grains of dust.
The majority of the hydrogen is neutral, which means that the nucleus of the hydrogen atom, a single proton, has a single electron attached.
This is called an HI cloud (or region). In regions near hot, bright stars such as S Mon, the ultraviolet radiation from the hot star strips away the electrons from
the majority of the hydrogen atoms. This process is called ionization and these regions are called HII regions.
The free electrons frequently recombine with the nuclei for brief periods of time. When they recombine they must give up energy in the form of particles of light.
Thus, the ultraviolet radiation from a nearby star is converted into a red hydrogen glow. The result is a glowing nebula, which appears red in photographs.
The color is not typically detectable to the eye--all we typically see is a faint gray glow.

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20 hours of intigration
Bortle 4
20% Average Moon
.6 Total Average RMS Error (With BIN 2)

81X300S H
63X300S O
79X300S S
Cooled:-10C
Gain 111

Main Camera: ZWO ASI 183 MM Pro
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM MINI
Scope: REDCAT 71
Guide Scope: William Optics 32mm
Filter: ZWO 7nm SHO filters
Filterwheel: ZWO 7 positions 2" EFW
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Computer: ZWO ASI AIR Plus
Mound: Ioptron GEM45

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RA (center)	06h40m59s.99
RA (top/left)	06h36m40s.48
RA (top/right)	06h39m55s.24
RA (bottom/right)	06h45m17s.53
RA (bottom/left)	06h42m04s.43

Dec (center)	+09°53′21″.1
Dec (top/left)	+10°36′59″.1
Dec (top/right)	+08°37′46″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+09°09′34″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+11°08′48″.8

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