| NGC 2264.
The Christmas Tree Cluster and The Cone Nebula |
| Open
cluster and emission nebula in Monoceros |
| The Christsmas Tree cluster and the cone
nebula were discovered by William
Herschel in 1784 and
1785. The nebula is a part of a great nebular complex that is a very
active area of star formation. In the picture, the Fox Fur nebula can
also be distinguished. The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 3,9, and both are 2500 light years away from Earth. |
| Date and location | Dec-28-2024. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescope | GSO RC12 Truss, f=2450mm, on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguide |
| Camera | Moravian G3 16200. Filtros Hutech IDAS LPS, RGB Baader. |
| Image
processing |
L: 220x300s; RGB:
48x300s. Process with PixInsight by Antonio Pérez.
Last touches with Photoshop by Miguel Angel García |
| Date and
location |
1-feb-2010. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescopie | ASA N10, f=906mm on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguiding |
| Camera | Artemis 11002. 7nm Baader
H-alpha |
| Image
processing |
H: 23x900s 1x1, stacked and
processed with Pixinsight |
| Date and
location |
9-feb-2008. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescopie | 8" LX200R FL=2000mm. Autoguide with Luna0.4, Miniborg50 and Guidemaster |
| Camera | Artemis 11002. 7nm Baader
H-alpha and RGB type II Astronomik filters |
| Image
processing |
H: 20x900s 1x1, RGB:
13x300s bin2x2, stacked with AIP4WIN.
Process with Pixinsight |
| Date and
location |
27-jan-2008. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescopie | 8" LX200R FL=2000mm. Autoguide with Luna0.4, Miniborg50 and Guidemaster |
| Camera | Artemis 11002. 7nm Baader
H-alpha filter |
| Image
processing |
H: 20x900s 1x1, stacked
with AIP4WIN. Process with Pixinsight |
| Date and
location |
4-feb-2006. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescopie | Megrez II 80 ED 560mm. Manual guide with Toucam and LX200 8" |
| Camera | Artemis 285. Focal reducer
0,61. Hutech IDAS LPS filter |
| Image
processing |
H: 7x600s 1x1, RGB: 5x180s
bin 2x2, stacked with Cadet. Histogram,
RGB and noise reduction with PixInsight. HRGB and final process with
Adobe
Photoshop. |
| Visits since september 14th, 2004: |
Inicio