A close up of Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula (NGC2264, Narrowband) (Eduardo Suárez)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: Christmas Tree Cluster · NGC 2264 · The star 15 Mon

A close up of Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula (NGC2264, Narrowband)

I've been trying to image NGC2264 for a while now, but only got 3 nights with partially clear skies so far in march. I was hoping to get more time on it, but the weather forecast is now clouds, clouds and more clouds for the foreseeable future, so I've decided to publish it and may go back to it if/when we get clear skies. This target disappears very early behind a very large oak tree behind my garden, so available time was very limited. I have been pivoting to M64 once NGC2264 disappears behind the tree (see my images for M64 Black Eye Galaxy).

For NGC2264 I decided to use a narrowband filter (Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm Ha and Oiii) to capture the hydrogen and oxygen in this area of space. I used the William Optics FLT132 at its native focal length (910mm at f6.9), and my colour OSC ASI2600MC pro. Overall I'm pleased with the resulting image, I hope you like it.

Thanks for looking and clear skies
Eduardo

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