| 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 TOA-130F @ f/7.7 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 690wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 8x20min Ha, 2x5min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
15 December 2017 - Las Cruces, NM Published as Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day (AAPOD), 27 Sep 18. Published in Amateur Astronomy Magazine quarterly, Summer 2018 issue, pg 71 (screenshot). This image is LHaRGB, where Ha was used in combination with Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. |
