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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster, DJ Van Bourgondien
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster, DJ Van Bourgondien
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster

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This seemed like the perfect season to image the Christmas tree cluster in a very narrow weather window. NGC 2264 is made up of a couple components, the stellar snowflake cluster, the cone nebula and the fox fur nebula. It is located approximately 2,300 light years from earth in the constellation Monoceros.
Celestron C11 Hyperstar v4
ASI294MC Pro
ZWO 30mm guide scope with ASI120MM guide cam
ASIAIR Pro
CEM40EC
Radian Triad Ultra Filter (seemed to perform fine for this target with fast optics)
1.5 hours of 5 minute exposures, 30 minutes of 3 minute exposures
Stacked in APP, processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster, DJ Van Bourgondien