NGC 2264 Cone Nebula (Narrowband Image in Mapped Colors)

NGC 2264 Narrowband

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Object: NGC 2264 Cone Nebula - Constellation Monoceros

Distance: 2600 light years

Date Imaged: Feb 2 through Mar 6, 2018

Date Image Processed: August 2019

Telescope: Takahashi TSA 102 with Takahashi Reducer

Focal Length: 590mm

Camera: STT 8300M, FW8G-STT, Operating at -30 deg C sensor temperature

Resolution: 1.89 arcsec/pixel

Exposures: 39.5 hours total duration

23 H-Alpha - 30 Minute Images binned 1x1

28 S-II - 30 Minute Images binned 1x1

28 O-III - 30 Minute Images binned 1x1

 

 

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