Flickr-Cone_Nebula-PS-April 04, 2020

The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), 03/19/2020

 

Now I like a lot more then I thought I would! It is a really small target for my current setup and I did not think I could capture enough detail in the short amount of time I was able to spend collecting photons. But I wanted to see how the new telescope would do. I did crop it in a bit to make it look bigger in the frame. But damn it looks cool AF.

 

The Cone Nebula (or the Christmas Tree Nebula in December 😉) is an emission nebula found in the Monoceros Constellation. The cone shape is a cloud of cold hydrogen gas and dust blocking the light of the star S. Monocerotis which is the brightest star in this image. The cone is about seven light-year long and sits around 2,700 light-years from my telescope.

 

 

Equipment:

RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair

 

Details:

Location – My back yard

Bortle Class 8

37 120-second Lights

60 Darks

60 Bias

60 Flats

Deep Sky Stacker

Astro Pixel Processor

Lightroom

Photoshop

 

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Done