Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon
NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB, CrestwoodSky
NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB
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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB

NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB, CrestwoodSky
NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB
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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB

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This image was obtained in late October (I process things at a snail's pace) with an ASI2600mm Pro through an Astro-Tech 80ED using a Hutech Field Flattener.

The image comprises:

Ha:      40 x 300s
R:        20 x 180s
G:        20 x 180s
B:        20 x 180s

Total integration time was six hours and twenty minutes. The image was processed in StarTools and Pixinsight and tweaked Photoshop.

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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas tree Cluster in HaRGB, CrestwoodSky

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