NGC 2264 - The Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula

NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster. Image was processed on SHO palette and took some liberty of manipulate the colors to make it more distinct for you to see. Happy with the results with only 3 hours of data. NGC 2264 is probably the most festive deep-sky object out there! It is a large emission nebula located 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, and is famous for looking exactly like a Christmas tree.

Sessions

Total Integration Time:

March 15, 2023 - 45 * 240.0 seconds
Filter: Optolong L-Enhance

Catalogues

Caldwell Sharpless 2 Index Catalogue New General Catalogue

Targets

C46 NGC2261 SH 2-273 NGC2264 IC447 IC2169 IC446 IC2167 NGC2254 IC169 NGC2245 NGC2259

Gear

Telescope: William Optics Redcat 51 G2
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: ZWO AM5