Wallpaper author:
Mike Paling
06 Dec 2021
NGC 2264 ... The "Fox Fur Nebula"
The image the strange textures of the Fox Fur Nebula. It is located in Monoceros and is part of NGC 2264 ( The Christmas Tree cluster).
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 100.25 Dec 9.88333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Dec 2020 - 15 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |
| OIII | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |
| SII | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |