Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  15 S Mon  ·  Christmas Tree cluster  ·  Cone nebula  ·  NGC 2264  ·  Sh2-273  ·  The star 15Mon
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NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
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NGC 2264 in Monoceros

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NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
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NGC 2264 in Monoceros

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Description

NGC 2264, comprised of at least 4 separate named objects - the famous Cone Nebula at right, pointing at the triangular shaped Christmas Tree Cluster, which rest on top of the Fox Fur Nebula and Snowflake Cluster.

100 x 60 sec, Hyperstar C11, Baader UV/IR filter

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  • NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
    Original
  • NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
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  • NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
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    NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh
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B

Description: New and improved star reduction technique! Far fewer stringies than the previous.

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C

Description: CloneStamp out drizzle artifact

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D

Description: Tried yet something different for star reduction, this actually works fairly well, although there are some artifacts on some of the bigger stars that I didn't remove from the mask.

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NGC 2264 in Monoceros, Patrick Hsieh