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Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)

Hα  Foxfun Nebula  Cone Nebula

Object

NGC 2264 and  the Cone Nebula in Monoceros 
Date February 12-22, 2011
Exposure HαRGB 780:50:55:55 (unbinned & cropped; Hα for luminance)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N @ f/3.6 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with 50mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL,  Photoshop CS5,  GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Wide range of temps from 8� to 60� F

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Object

NGC 2264 and area around the Cone Nebula in Monoceros 
Date January 26 & 27, 2008
Exposure LRGB 160:36:45:45 (unbinned; luminance synthesized from RGB + 10 clear)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope Takahashi Sky 90 @ f/4.2 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding Remote guide head with E-finder
Processing MaximDL,  FITS Liberator, Photoshop CS, AstroActions, GradientXterminator
Comments Cold and blustery