H-alpha only view - click image to enlarge.
| OBJECT |
NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula) and surroundings (image is reduced-size | other sizes: medium ,,original) Distance: 2,700 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 11x20min Ha, 4x5min L (bin1x1); 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
26,29 January 2017 - Las Cruces, NM Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 12 Feb 18 (screenshot). Published in BBC Sky at Night Magazine, Apr 2017 online gallery (screenshot). Imaged over 2 nights. This image is LHaRGB, where Ha was used in combination with Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. |
