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NGC2264 Christmas Tree Nebula

NGC2264 Christmas Tree Nebula Mosaic

NGC2264-RGB-PS4-add-Ha-OIII-SII-V1G for web

NGC 2264, also known as the Christmas Tree Nebula, resides in the constellation Monoceros at a distance approximately 2700 light years away.  This photograph also contains other notable Nebulae such as the Cone Nebula, the Christmas Tree Star Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula. This is a 2 panel mosaic and also a 6 filter image, RGB Ha OIII SII. The deeper blue in the lower center and scrolling around the left side of the image is from the added OIII, on a traditional RGB image of this object it cannot be seen., however a blue reflection does show up  in the lighter blue area of top center in the RGB wavelengths. Some of the different shades in the red are from the SII and Ha as they were both mapped to the red channel. The separate data sets for Red Green Blue Ha OIII SII are shown below.

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Red 60min

NGC2264_B2_A2_Red_60min--for-web

 

Green 60min

NGC2264_B2_A1_Green_60min

 

Blue 60min

NGC2264_B2_A2_Blue_120min--for-web

 

Ha 380min

NGC2264_B2_A2_Ha_380min--for-web

 

OIII 180min

NGC2264_B2_A2_OIII_180min-for-web

 

SII 240min

NGC2264_B2_A2_SII_240min--for-web

 

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Scope               Planewave 17in

Camera            Apogee U16

Mount               Paramount ME

Filters               Astrodon  Red  Green  Blue    Ha5nm  OIII3nm  SII5nm

Exposures       RGB 60min each    Ha 6.3hrs    OIII 3hrs    SII 4hrs    20min subs     

Location           Sierra Nevada Mountains CA.  Heavens Mirror Observatory  SRO       2015

 

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