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Christmas Tree, Cone and Fox Fur NGC 2264 (H-Alpha Version), Terry Hancock

Christmas Tree, Cone and Fox Fur NGC 2264 (H-Alpha Version)

Christmas Tree, Cone and Fox Fur NGC 2264 (H-Alpha Version), Terry Hancock

Christmas Tree, Cone and Fox Fur NGC 2264 (H-Alpha Version)

Description

Captured in color and H-Alpha using the QHY367C Full Frame CMOS camera and Takahashi 130FSQ (System 1) December subscription data from GrandMesaObservatory.com in Purdy Mesa, Western Colorado.

Lying at a distance of approximately 2700 light years in the constellation Monoceros, The Christmas Tree Star Cluster and the HII regions Cone Nebula (top center) and The Fox Fur Nebula (center).

The setup I used is System 1 of 3 telescopes available through Grand Mesa Observatory’s Subscription services grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment/

Total Integration time 4.5 hours

Image capture details

Dates: November 14th, December 16th

Color 140 min, 14 x 600 sec

H Alpha 130 min 13 x 600 sec

Camera: QHY367C

Offset 76, Gain 2850 Calibrated with flat, dark & bias

Optics: System 1, Holloway Takahashi FSQ130 APO Refractor

Filters by Chroma (Narrowband are 5nm)

Image Acquisition software Maxim DL5

Pre Processed in Pixinsight

Post Processed in Photoshop

more images of mine of the NGC 2264 region

www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/33719397145/in/datepos...

www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/13759391413/in/datepos...

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Christmas Tree, Cone and Fox Fur NGC 2264 (H-Alpha Version), Terry Hancock