Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster and Fox Fur Nebula (Sh2-273, NGC 2264) in HaRGB

Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster and Fox Fur Nebula (Sh2-273, NGC 2264) in HaRGB Oct 13, 2024 173 views11584×864113.54 MB

Greg Erianne

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Mon

6h 40m 49s · +9° 39′ 8″

0.98° × 0.73°

0.30″/px

0.32°N

Integration

R	342×180″	17h 6′
G	328×180″	16h 24′
B	286×180″	14h 18′
Hα	325×600″	54h 10′
Totals		101h 58′

R	342×180″=17h 6′
G	328×180″=16h 24′
B	286×180″=14h 18′
Hα	325×600″=54h 10′

Totals	101h 58′

Equipment

Telescope	Planewave CDK14
Camera	Moravian Instruments C5A-100M
Mount	Astro-Physics 1100GTO-AE
Filters	Chroma Blue 50x50 mm Chroma Green 50x50 mm Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 50 mm Chroma Red 50x50 mm
Accessory	MoonLite NiteCrawler 3.5"
Software	Adobe Photoshop Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Objects

Christmas Tree Cluster NGC 2264 LDN 1613 LBN 911 LBN 912 Sh2-273 15 S Mon The star 15 Mon

Description

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Revision: C

Title Alternate Processing

Description I deemphasized the contribution of Ha (over the RGB) in this image by using continuum subtraction. I think the various structures at the core of the nebula are more apparent in this rendition.

Published Oct 16, 2024, 11:55:09 AM

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