The Cone Nebula Region in Monoceros

Photo Details:

• Instrument: Orion Mak-Newtonian (1000mm-f/5.3)
• Filters: None
• Exposure: Mosaic of 3 Frames, Part 1 - 44x10 mins, Part 2 - 57x10mins, Part 3 - 30x10mins
• Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro
• Software: Images Plus, Photoshop CS5, Noise Ninja, Registar
• Location: Mountain Ranch, California, El. 2500ft (120d 30' 02" W & 38d 14' 01" N)
• Date: October & November 2012
• Comments: Objects in this image include NGC2264 (Christmas Tree Cluster), The Cone Nebula, The Fox Fur Nebula, Open Cluster NGC2259, NGC2261 (Hubble's Vaiable Nebula) in the upper right. North is to the left.