Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  15 S Mon  ·  B39  ·  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  PK201+02.1  ·  Sh2-273  ·  The star 15Mon
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NGC 2264, Michael Lewis
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NGC 2264

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NGC 2264

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I placed my telescope and mount t in the middle of a meadow just outside of Yosemite National Park. The sky was amazingly dark (SQM 21.8), even while the moon was up. Seeing was poor, but compared to my sea level light polluted skies, it was night to day. This is just a quick capture on the Cone Nebula after focusing on NGC 2182 for the first part of the night. I am amazed at how well it turned out given the short exposure time. Dark skies really do make a world of difference.

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NGC 2264, Michael Lewis