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

NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula, Jer Hetrick
NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula
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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula

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Tonight was the first clear night in some time. A perfect night to start working on a new project, NGC 2264, The Cone Nebula. Shooting this Deep space object has been very challenging so far, mainly because of it's path through the nights sky. NGC2264 reaches it's apex in the southern sky, directly over a small city less than 1 mile from my rooftop observatory.

I was able to capture 20 400" frames using the Astronomik CLS-CCD filter in a modified Canon 70D. I am hoping to capture as much data on the next clear night using the same set up, but with an Astronomik 12nm H-Alpha filter.

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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula, Jer Hetrick