NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula) ( DetlefHartmann )

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NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula)

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Selfmade 443/2048 Newtonian f4.6

Imaging cameras: SBIG ST-10 XME

Mounts: Sideres85

Software: PixInsight

Filters: SBIG CFW-9

Accessory: SBIG AO-8 · Baader RCC-1 Coma Corrector

Dates:March 3, 2011

Frames: 37x300" -30C

Integration: 3.1 hours

Avg. Moon age: 28.31 days

Avg. Moon phase: 1.68%

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 2.00

Mean SQM: 21.50

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3250267

RA center: 6h 41' 12"

DEC center: +9° 24' 46"

Pixel scale: 0.342 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.091 degrees

Field radius: 0.247 degrees

Resolution: 4314x2906

NGC2264 technical data / Telescope: Newtonian (d=443mm, f=2048mm) / Location: Emberger Alm, Kaernten, Austria / Camera: SBIG ST-10XME with AO-8 and CFW-9 / Exposure: 3.1 hours (luminance 17x5 min. bin 1x1, red 5x5 min. bin 2x2, green 5x5 min. bin 2x2, blue 10x5 min. bin 2x2)