Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)
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Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up, rhedden
Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up
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Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up

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Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up, rhedden
Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up
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Cone nebula NGC 2264 close-up

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This is an LRGB image of the cone nebula and the Christmas tree cluster (NGC 2264) shot at f/7 with the Celestron 1100 Edge HD. I found this object very difficult to process. The data were not so great, and the extreme contrast between the bright blue stars and faint red nebula posed a lot of processing challenges I would rather not relive. Diffraction spikes were artificially added to help you not notice how bloated the stars are. ;) Red frames were shot from my urban back yard, and the rest were shot from a green/yellow zone that is about 30 minutes outside of town. Definitely not the best image I have created, but I worked too long on it not to post it.

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