Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  IC 446  ·  IC 447  ·  NGC 2251  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  NGC 2265  ·  The star 15 Mon
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Monoceros Widefield, Christian Koll
Monoceros Widefield
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Monoceros Widefield

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Monoceros Widefield, Christian Koll
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Monoceros Widefield

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There is so much more to see north of the famous Rosette Nebula: massive clouds of reddish hydrogen gas, bluish reflection nebulae, dark clouds and star clusters. The most prominent of these are the Cone Nebula, IC 446, IC 447, the Christmas Tree Cluster and Hubble's Variable Nebula.

This is a 2-panel mosaic. Although it presents a very wide field of view, it shows incredible detail in the nebulae! This astrophotography project started in early 2022 and could be completed just before March 2023 (in total 4 nights). Note that the RGB exposures were made with a QHY600C OSC-camera and the narrowband images with a QHY600L mono camera.

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Monoceros Widefield, Christian Koll