Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon
NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros, Harri Heikkinen
NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros
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NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros

NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros, Harri Heikkinen
NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros
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NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros

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This is the second time trying to image the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster. First time a couple of years ago I managed to get only a faint ghost of the cone in the image. So this time my expectations were not that high but decided to give it a go anyway.. I think it it turned out much better than I could've hoped for, especially as it was relatively low in altitude and facing towards city lights - and not forgetting the usual trouble with bortle 8 skies :-)

Modified Canon 1100d @ ISO 1600. Lights: 68x180". Calibration: 80 flats, 20 darks, 20 dark flats, 20 bias.

As always, improvement suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks for watching, clear skies and stay safe!

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