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NGC2264 - Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in SHO

I never get tired of imaging this particular object, there's just so much detail in there, The Cone Nebula, The Christmas Tree Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula

 

Image Details

Red 51x150S in SII 6nm Filter

Green: 51x150S in Ha 6nm Filter

Blue: 61x150S in OIII 6nm Filter

Darks, Flats and Flat Darks were applied in the image stacking process

 

Total Capture time: 13.6 Hours

 

Acquisition Dates: Jan. 18, 2020 , Feb. 3, 2020 , Feb. 17, 2020 , Feb. 20, 2020 , March 2, 2020 , March 3, 2020 , March 12, 2020 , March 16, 2020 , March 22, 2020 , March 23, 2020 , March 24, 2020 , March 25, 2020 , March 26, 2020

 

Equipment Details:

Imaging Camera: Qhyccd 183M Mono ColdMOS Camera at -20C

Imaging Scope: SharpStar 15028HNT Hyperboloid Astrograph

Guide Camera: StarlightXpress Lodestar X2

Guide Scope: Sky-Watcher Finder Scope

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Focuser: Primalucelab ROBO Focuser

Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW

Filters: Astronomik 6nm Ha, OIII and SII 36mm

Power and USB Control: Pegasus Astro USB Ultimate Hub Pro

Acquisition Software: Main Sequence Software. Sequence Generator Pro

Calibration and Stacking: Astro Pixel Processor

Mosaic Panel Merging: Image Composite Editor

Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8.6

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Uploaded on April 17, 2020