Wallpaper author:
lucian nicu
30 Dec 2023
NGC 2264
As general information, NGC2264 ( a.k.a. Christmas Tree Cluster ) is about 2700 light-years from us, in the constellation Monoceros, and was discovered by William Herschel almost 250 years ago, on December 26, 1785. Being an emission nebula, NGC2264 is formed mainly from cosmic dust and gases, hydrogen being the most common.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264
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- 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 |