NGC2264 The Cone Nebula
Cone


 
Image Data: Object Information:
  • Exposure:  LRGB 170:60:60:60 min
    • L binned 2x2, RGB binned 3x3
  • RGB Combine Ratios:  2.27:1.00:1.26
  • Telescope:  Meade 10" LX200 @ f/10
  • Mount:  Meade field tripod w/ super wedge
  • Guiding:  AO-7 @ 10Hz (Luminance)
  • Camera:  SBIG ST-2000XM, SBIG CFW-8
  • Location:  My backyard in Goleta, CA
  • Date/Time: 
    L: March 1, 2003,  20:00-23:14 PST
    RGB: March 2, 2003, 19:42-22:50 PST
  • Processing, Taken, and reduced, in CCDSoft v5.  Combined w/ Ray Gralak's Sigma Combine.  Curves and levels applied in Photoshop.   Color combined in CCDSoft.  Luminance applied in Photoshop.
  • Name:  The Cone Nebula, NGC2264
  • Type:  Emission Nebula
  • Constellation:  Monoceros
  • Distance: 2700 light years
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