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The Details |
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Object |
NGC 2264 The Cone Nebula in Monoceros |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106 at f/5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Custom Scientific 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha |
Date |
11 March 2004, 12 March 2004 |
Location |
Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County CA |
Exposure |
Ha 9 x 1800 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, CCDSharp, Photoshop |
| Orientation | Field of View: 01° 37 ’ x 01° 05 ’ centered on RA 06h41m32s DEC 09°48’54”. North angle 90.0 °; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | The Cone Nebula is a complex region of hydrogen gas and interstellar dust that interact to form a very tortured and twisted landscape. The Madonna and Child (left center) are formed by the interplay of ionized gas and a dust cloud that resemble a hooded Virgin with a halo clutching her child. The brightest star in the image (center), 15 Monocerotis, is part of the Christmas Tree Cluster and forms the base of the tree. A grouping of about a dozen bright stars to the left of 15 Monocerotis form the triangular shape of a Christmas tree, with the top of the tree being the bright star just right of the Cone itself. |
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