Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree cluster  ·  Cone nebula  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon
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Cone Nebula (HSI), David McClain
Cone Nebula (HSI)
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Cone Nebula (HSI)

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Cone Nebula (HSI), David McClain
Cone Nebula (HSI)
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Cone Nebula (HSI)

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Raw frames courtesy of Deep Sky West Remote Observatory in New Mexico, USA. (deepskywest.com) Data obtained with FSQ 106EDXiii / QSI683wsg / Lodestar / Paramount MyT.

10 hrs total integration (15x900s R, 9x900s G, 17x900s B). The palette is RGB.

This is an experiment in maximally preserving colors by stretching only the Intensity plane (I) of an HSI decomposition in color space. I think this shows better separation between H-alpha in gas (ruddy) versus H-alpha in dust (orange). It also shows more prominent reflection nebular regions (blueish).

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Cone Nebula (HSI), David McClain