Christmas Tree Cluster NGC2264
Glowing majestically amidst a region of nebulous hydrogen, the Christmas Tree cluster is a neighbor to the Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros. The Cone Nebula is found just above the tree and the Fox Fur Nebula lies just below.
Tech Stuff: Borg 55FL astrograph with ZWO ASI1600MC using Astronomik CLS and Ha Filters on iOptron Cubepro 8200 unguided mount. SharpCap Livestacks of 8 second exposures 1hr CLS + 3hrs Ha integrated into HaLRGB image with PixInsight. Imaged from my yard 10 miles north of New York City.
I have written an article in the Westchester Amateur Astronomers newsletter about this image, you can find it on page 5 at this link:
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Christmas Tree Cluster NGC2264
Glowing majestically amidst a region of nebulous hydrogen, the Christmas Tree cluster is a neighbor to the Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros. The Cone Nebula is found just above the tree and the Fox Fur Nebula lies just below.
Tech Stuff: Borg 55FL astrograph with ZWO ASI1600MC using Astronomik CLS and Ha Filters on iOptron Cubepro 8200 unguided mount. SharpCap Livestacks of 8 second exposures 1hr CLS + 3hrs Ha integrated into HaLRGB image with PixInsight. Imaged from my yard 10 miles north of New York City.
I have written an article in the Westchester Amateur Astronomers newsletter about this image, you can find it on page 5 at this link:
westchesterastronomers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mar...