NGC2264
NGC2264
Object | |
| Description: | The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster |
| Type: | Nebula |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Distance: | 2,500 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | January 16, 2026 |
| Location: | Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA |
| Exposure: | Ha 15x15, OIII 12x15, SII 15x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | FLI ML-6303E |
| Focuser: | FLI Atlas |
| Filters: | Astrodon 3nm SHO |
| Software: | NINA, PixInsight, Photoshop |