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Cone Nebula
NGC2264
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Monoceros
Distance 2,500 ly
Magnitude 3.9
Angular Size 60 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 2008-12-29
Place Eastern Riverside County Desert, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 60:120:60 mins @ -20C
SII 6x10 (2x2), Ha 12x10 (1x1), OIII 6x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes Ha also used as the Luminance layer
Equipment
Optics Takahashi MT200
Focal Length 960mm @f/4.8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Starlight Feather Touch Micro Focuser
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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