Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  IC 446  ·  IC 447  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula), Charles Bracken
IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula)
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IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula)

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IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula), Charles Bracken
IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula)
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IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula)

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This image was particularly difficult to process, as it has an emission nebula and two major reflection nebulae. But I like the way it came out, as my idea was to show the contrast between IC2169 (Dreyer’s Nebula), a reflection nebula, and Sh2-273, the huge Cone/Foxfur nebula area.

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IC2169 with Sh2-273 (the Cone/Foxfur Nebula), Charles Bracken