Autore dello sfondo:
Alessandro Motta
27 Dec 2024
🌌 Cone Nebula and Surrounding Region 🌌
This stunning image showcases the Cone Nebula, a dark pillar of gas and dust embedded within the larger Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264). Located approximately 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, this region is a vibrant nursery of star formation.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
NGC 2264
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 100.25 Dec 9.88333
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................14 Dec 2020 - 15 Dec 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |
| OIII | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |
| SII | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |