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NGC 2264, Jan Scheers
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LRGB-image of the Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), located in the Monoceros constellation at about 2,600 light-years from Earth.

This LRGB-image was captured with the ASA500N telescope and FLI PL16803 camera of Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Total integration time: 130 minutes.
LRGB 7:7:7:5 subs of 300s each with the 4 filters.

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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NGC 2264, Jan Scheers