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Cone Nebula

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Cone Nebula

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CONE NEBULA _ NGC2264🌟 

This was fun to process and beautiful to look at. I'm loving natural true color images. They take a lot more integration time and calibration frames need to be spot on. So fragile, RGB data is. At least for me. Enjoy. So beautiful 

📍NGC 2264 designates both the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, related objects appearing in the constellation Monoceros.

📍both discovered by William Herschel; he discovered the cluster in 1784 and the nebula in 1785

📍The cluster spans some 20 light years, and lies about 2,600 light years away

-----My Instruments------
Scope: SE ED127MM w/ #Starizona .63 focal reducer (633 focal length) @explorescientific 
Mount:  AVX mount ⚙ @celestronuniverse
Main Camera:  ASI294MC 📷 @zwoasi
Guide Camera: Asi120mm-mini 📷 
Guide Scope:  Svbony SV165 🔭 @svbonyastronomy
ZWO 5V EAF ⚙
Brain: AsiAir Pro 🧠
L-PRO _RGB IMAGE

----Acquisition----
60sec X 545
total integration: 9hrs
BIN1x1
Dithered (every 5 frames at 5 pixels)
120 gain
-20 degree

----Calibration-----
20 darks
30 flats
100 bias

----Processing----
DeepSKyStacker/#Pixinsight/#Phtotshop

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Cone Nebula, AdAstro