Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree cluster  ·  Cone nebula  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα, Derryk
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα
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NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα

NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα, Derryk
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα
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NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα

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Description

The Cone Nebula, an emission nebula, lies in the constellation Monoceros at a distance of 2,600 light-years away. To the right of the Cone Nebula lies the Christmas Tree Cluster and next to that lies the Fox Fur Nebula.



Taken in December 28-29, 2016 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 600 mins (10 hrs)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT65EDQ (FL420mm f/6.5)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm Hα 5nm

Guide: ST80 w/ QHY5L-II

Focuser: Moonlite CF w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames: Astrodon Hα: 40x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula - Hα, Derryk