NGC 2264_2009-02-18

Nebulae - NGC 2264

R.A.: 6h 41m
Dec.: +9° 53'
Mag.: 3.9

NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies four astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, the Christmas Tree Cluster, Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula. All of the objects are located in the Monoceros constellation and are located about 800 parsecs or 2600 light-years from Earth. NGC 2264 is sometimes referred to as the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula.

NGC 2264 – The Cone Nebula

Date/time: 18.02.2009 20:04 to 18.02.2009 23:55
Az./Alt. positions: 152° / 47° to 232° / 38°
Ambient conditions: -10°C, transparency 5/5, seeing 4/5
Location: Trier, Germany

Equipment:
Telescope: TMB 92 SS f/5.5 with TSFlat, without dew heater
Mount: CGE, selfguided with ST-4000XCM
Camera: SBIG ST-4000XCM

Acquisition:
Software: CCDSoft V5
FOV, Image scale: 102.8 x 102.8 arcmin, 3.01 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 3h (18 x 10min) light frames at –35°C, 45 x 10min dark frames
30 x 1s EL flats at –35°C, 50 bias at –35°C for flats calibration

Processing:
Calibration, stacking, DDP and hot pixel reductuion in Images Plus 3.75,
curves and levels adjustments in CS3, noise reduction with Carbonis Actions,
green cast elimination in Pixinsight LE 1.0.

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