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NGC2264 - Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster 17-Nov-2020

Distance: ~2600ly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2264

Equipment configuration and exposure data:

Mount: Orion HDX110 German equatorial mount controlled by TSXPro (Software Bisque)
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 V2. 11" f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph, 620mm FL
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro. Gain 100; Offset 21
Image capture scale: AS/P=1.238"
Guidecamera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
Image capture software: Software Bisque TSXPro Camera Addon
Autoguide software: PHD2 Guiding
Filter: Optolong L-eNhance Tri-Bandpass Filter (Hb, Ha, and OIII)
Exposures: 9 @ 480s beginning 01:53:30.500 AM MST. 0 darks; 0 flats Autoguided
Post processing software: ImagesPlus6.5; Luminar4 from SkyLum; ThumbsPlus Pro 10

Sourge image: 20201117_NGC2264_CombExcAvg-IPddp-TPadj1-LUM4-TPadj3.tif


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