NGC2264 wide field - (Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur Nebula, and Snowflake Nebula) (Ben Hayes)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: 1021 Flammario · 12.60 · 15 S Mon · 16 Mon · 17 Mon · B37 · B38 · B39 · Christmas Tree Cluster · HD258423 · HD259431 · HD259597 · HD260988 · HD261490 · HD261683 · HD261783 · HD261938 · HD262232 · HD262402 · HD264594 · HD265370 · HD45759 · HD45827 · HD45995 · HD46075 · HD46089 · HD46178 · HD46199 · HD46660 · HD46709 · And 74 more.

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NGC2264 wide field - (Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur Nebula, and Snowflake Nebula)

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NGC2264 wide field - (Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur Nebula, and Snowflake Nebula)

Description. The New General Catalogue (NGC) designation number 2264 includes two astronomical objects: the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, a group of young stars, which are mostly obscured by layers of dust clouds. Both are visible in the upper right of this wide-field image, beneath the broad arc of interstellar gas. Two other astronomical objects are within this area but not officially included in NGC2264, the Snowflake Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula. They are visible in the lower middle left.

Details. Taken using a Nikkor 180mm ED AF IF f/2.8 lens stopped down to f/4.0. ASI204MC Pro camera (120 gain, 1x1 binning) with Optolong L-Extreme filter in ZWO filter drawer. iOptron SkyGuider Pro mount on Meade LX200 tripod. Total integration time of only 3 hours, consisting of 60 light frames at 180sec each. Calibration frames include 60 flats, 60 darks, and 60 dark flats.

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Description: It was cloudy on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so I reprocessed the data from October 10, 2022 using the new BlurXTerminator script for PixInsight and brought out the blues a little more.

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RA (center)	06h40m59s.99
RA (top/left)	06h27m12s.25
RA (top/right)	06h51m04s.71
RA (bottom/right)	06h54m54s.37
RA (bottom/left)	06h30m44s.75

Dec (center)	+09°41′02″.2
Dec (top/left)	+08°19′12″.8
Dec (top/right)	+06°59′37″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	+11°00′43″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	+12°21′22″.5

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