Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
22 Jul 2023
NGC2264
A star-forming region in the Monoceros constellation, located 2,300 light years from Earth. It contains both the cone nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 100.2167 Dec 9.8667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Feb 2023 - 14 Apr 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Red | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Green | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Blue | 333 | 50m | 9 |
| Halpha | 767 | 1h55m | 9 |