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NGC2264 and its surroundings

praeger
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Category:Deep Sky
Published:
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NGC2264 and its surroundingsNGC 2254NGC 2259NGC 2261NGC 2264NGC 2265
Resolution:
2700x1800 px
File size:
3138 KB

Photo description / processing

NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, and its surroundings. Captured with short exposures over two nights in early November. A small crop of the central area (there is some coma or I pinched the optics—haven't figured it out yet), 60% of the original. The filter, of course, isn't ideal for such a fast optic; I should have used a 12 nm one, but I only remembered that on the second night.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Camera
ZWO ASI183MM Pro
Mount
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Software
DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, StarNet++, Adobe Photoshop
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 898 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 300 · Astrodon Ha 5nm ·

Total exposure: 7 h 29 m

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