Wallpaper author:
AMAL BIJU
12 Dec 2020
Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. The diffuse Cone Nebula, so named because of its apparent shape, lies in the southern part of NGC 2264. The cone's shape comes from a dark absorption nebula consisting of cold molecular hydrogen and dust in front of a faint emission nebula containing hydrogen ionized by S Monocerotis, the brightest star of NGC 2264.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 100.25 Dec 9.88333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Dec 2020 - 09 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Red | 200 | 1h | 18 |
| Green | 200 | 1h | 18 |
| Blue | 200 | 1h | 18 |