NGC2264 – Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster

Last night (2015/03/11) I surprisingly had clear sky here 🙂 I had no plan and finally decided to try imaging the region around NGC2264 before moon rise. The seeing was about ~2.5-3″. This is the result.

Date2015/02/19
LocationBöblingen / Germany
ObjectMessier 35 cluster
CameraAtik383L+
Guidingyes, QHY5-II Mono via OAG
Telescope8" GSO Newtonian
Barlow lensnone
MountEQ6Syntrek
Cooling-15°C
Luminance9x, 400s, bin: 1x1
Red8x, 150s, bin: 2x2
Green8x, 150s, bin: 2x2
Blue8x, 150s, bin: 2x2
Dark5x
Flat10x
Total exposure~2h00min.

Clear skies!

Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 20:41 pm

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