Possibly the Largest Christmas Tree in the Galaxy

Possibly the Largest Christmas Tree in the Galaxy Dec 25, 2024 232 views3600×54003.62 MB
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Johnny Qiu

Remote observatory

Mon

6h 40m 12s · +9° 57′ 56″

1.75°

1.94″/px

-178.00°N

Integration

No filter	190×300″	15h 50′	3 days in Dec 2024	49%

No filter	190×300″=15h 50′
3 days in Dec 2024	49%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Celestron RASA 8"
Camera	QHYCCD QHY268 C
Mount	Planewave L-500
Software	Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding camera	QHYCCD QHY5III174 M

Objects

Christmas Tree Cluster Hubble's variable neb NGC 2259 NGC 2261 NGC 2264 LDN 1610 LDN 1613 LBN 899 LBN 902 LBN 911 + 7 more

Description

The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old located about 2,500 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.

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Possibly the Largest Christmas Tree in the Galaxy Dec 25, 2024 232 views3600×54003.62 MB Top Pick

Possibly the Largest Christmas Tree in the Galaxy Dec 25, 2024 232 views3600×54003.62 MB
Top Pick