NGC 2264 CONE NEBULA CHRISTMAS TREE CLUSTER

[CELESCOPE]

The Cone Nebula lies in the heart of the Christmas tree Cluster, not an easy target why do i go for these things hehehe , anyway best i could do on this occasion, 55 subs at 60 secs HA filter used , processed in Maxim

Rog

[geppetto]

What a complex image that is Rog 8)

Nice one

[Andrew*]

The Cone Nebula lies in the heart of the Christmas tree Cluster, not an easy target why do i go for these things hehehe ,

Because you get stunning results, and it's just fascinating how many new things you come out with that many of us haven't heard of, let alone seen, let alone imaged, let alone imaged well!!!

A beautiful cone visible there.

Andrew

[Saso]

What can I say? Another beautiful image. You have so many good weather or you do everything in one night? It is amazing how can you manage to take all this great images.

[CELESCOPE]

mostly i get 2 or 3 in one night Saso , if its lrgb then just the one as that is time consuming , there are so many up there , that i dont know how to locate them yet lol, but im working on it ,

cheers for thew nice comments

Rog

[MartinB]

Roger, you're brassing me off! How come you manage to get so many images. Do you have your own microclimate down there! This is looking good. Lots of interest in there which shows up well in mono. Another fine image

[CELESCOPE]

:)

[Kain]

Can you see the Cone Neb visually? That really goes look something!

Very nice Rog, love how the dark neb in the cone really stands out!

Kain

[CELESCOPE]

maybe able to see some parts Kain , depending on what you are using of course , bet Astroman would know , HEY WAKE UP AP what ya think

Rog

[Astroman]

Aperture, aperture, aperture. I've seen the Cone in the 28", and a couple 16" to 25" scopes, but not in anything smaller. It's as much about training your eye on what to see as anything, though. Think of the Eagle Nebula. You see the complex of gas and dust, but you really have to pour on the power and contrast to see the eagle itself. Same thing here.

[Kain]

Depressing...

All the fascinating stuff I would love to see I cant...

Shame

Kain

[Astroman]

Now that I think about it, I've seen this in a 12" Newt, too, but it was from our dark sky site in Sentinel. Seeing was scary-good.

BTW, you need to add a "4" to the end of this designation. Ngc 2264 is the Cone Nebula.

[CELESCOPE]

whopps finger missed thanks AM