Cone Nebula

The Cone Nebula is part of the extensive nebulosity of NGC2264 in Monoceros. Although there is some field curvature due to the focal reducer (not optimized for the larger H9C chip), the detail in and around the Cone still came out reasonably well. This image was taken at the Chiefland Star Party, 2003.

Image info:

12"LX200 on a Losmandy Titan Mount

Starlight Express
SXV-H9C

26x4 mins

f/6 (f/6.3 FR at 90mm spacing)

Stacked and processed in Astroart (no darks and no flats)

guided with the MX7C on a piggybacked Sky90 refractor with 2x barlow

11.22.03

Chiefland Star Party