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Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
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Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273)

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Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
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Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273)

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About 2,700 light years from Earth, in the constellation Monoceros, is the Fox Fur Nebula, named for its resemblance to a soft, wispy fox stole. The region has several well-known objects including the Cone Nebula and the open star cluster, Christmas Tree Cluster  (NGC 2264).  This wide view of the region shows a flowing, stretching pattern in the dust and gases surrounding the Fox Fur giving the image a sense of motion.

This image is first light for my new ZWO ASI2600MM Pro and Chroma filters. I have had the camera since October, but the weather and smoke from nearby wildfires prevented collection of quality data. Last week the clouds and smoke disappeared for five nights and I was able to collect  more that 27 hours of good quality narrowband and RGB data, all with HFR ranging from 2.2-2.6. In processing these data I returned to an approach I developed last year that starts with a RGB image and adds starless narrowband channels to enhance structure and expand the color palette. I created several different version of the image, each focusing on maximizing different features of the region, then blending the versions together in Photoshop layers.

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  • Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
    Original
  • Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
    B
  • Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
    C
  • Final
    Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez
    D

B

Description: Cleaned up some imperfections on the image boundary.

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C

Description: Cleaned up color noise surround some of the larger stars.

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D

Description: Rotated to portrait and a few regional exposure tweaks

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Fox Fur Flow (NGC 2264, Sh2-273), Gary Lopez