Xmas Tree SHO

Target:NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula in the constellation Monoceros at about 2600 light years from Earth.

 

Location:24/12/2020 St.Helens, UK, Bortle 7, 78% Moon.

 

Aquisition:20x180s Ha, 20x180s (OIII), 20x180s(SII), Total integration 180 min.

 

Equipment:Imaging: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, HEQ5, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro and EFW Mini with Baader_Planetarium narrowband filters.

Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 Finder with ZWO ASI120MM.

 

Software:Capture: NINA, PHD2.

Procesing: DeepSkyStacker, Affinity Photo, Siril, StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoise AI. Reprocessed Dec 2021.

 

Done