NGC 2264 - Lesser Framed (Christopher Stobie)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: 15 S Mon · Christmas Tree Cluster · HD261584 · HD261622 · HD261782 · HD261809 · HD261841 · HD261936 · HD261937 · HD261938 · HD261969 · HD262066 · HD262109 · HD262138 · HD262177 · HD262261 · HD262262 · HD47732 · HD47755 · HD47934 · HD47961 · LBN 911 · LBN 912 · NGC 2264 · Sh2-273 · The star 15 Mon

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NGC 2264 - Lesser Framed

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NGC 2264 - Lesser Framed

A lesser framed view into NGC 2264, this is the FOV of my 16" RC and QHY 600 and I love this look into this reflection nebula. The structures here are so mesmerizing. The detail I was able to pull out here is thanks solely to Russel Crowman and his new BlurXTerminator tool, which I think may be the single best $100 investment I have ever made. It is a magical tool and has shaved hours off my processing. (this is not a sponsorship ad, it's just literally that good).

This is the result of nearly 100 hours of imaging, shaved down to 20 hours of what I thought were the absolute best FHWM and others. Nearly 80 hours of data was not to par for this image, lots of wind and other issues causing them to be thrown out.

Would love any feedback folks have on this image!

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RA (center)	06h40m53s.616
RA (top/left)	06h39m35s.360
RA (top/right)	06h42m07s.995
RA (bottom/right)	06h42m12s.884
RA (bottom/left)	06h39m39s.854

Dec (center)	+09°55′08″.48
Dec (top/left)	+09°42′07″.69
Dec (top/right)	+09°40′20″.84
Dec (bottom/right)	+10°08′09″.66
Dec (bottom/left)	+10°09′42″.53

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