NGC 2264, The Christmas Tree cluser and Star nebula

Constellation: Monoceros

This image covers the region near the Christmas Tree cluster and Cone nebula (NGC 2264) in the constellation of Monoceros. It also continas the Fox fur nebula. The objects are located about 2’300 Ly away. The dark nebula contains LDN 1609 and DOBASHI 4735, while the bright area to the NE is the H-II region GAL 201.6+01.6. Link to interactive sky chart.

Telescope & Mount:

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with Hyperstar 4.0 on a 10Micron GM1000HPS mount.

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)

Data:
Antlia ALP-T Dual Band 5nm Highspeed: 236x180s.
Askar ColorMagic (S2O3): 111x180s

Total integration time: 17h 21′