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NGC 2264 and Cone nebula


Image Information
 Object Information
Telescope
 Stellarvue SV80s
 Designation
 NGC 2264
Focal Length
 f4.7, TV .8 reducer
 Type
 Open Cluster
Guiding
 MX5-16 on 8"LX200
 Position
 RA 06 40 59  DEC +09 53 42
Telescope Control
 Astroart 3.0
 Magnitude
 3.9 Sfc Brightness 10.15, Cluster
CCD Camera
 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
 Size
 20 x 20 arcmin, Cluster only
Image Scale
 3.43 arcsec/px
 Distance
 ~ 2,600 light years
Filters
 Astronomik Type 2C RGB set and 13nm Ha filter
 Constellation
 Monoceros
Exposures
 Ha: 30X240s  RGB 10X240s
 Image field
 80 x 60 arcmin
Calibration
 Flats, Bias
 Notes
 Wonderfully magical area of the sky, often called "The Throne of God"
Processing Software
 Astroart 3.0, Neat image, Photoshop 7

Date
 11 Dec 04


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