NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall/Winter 2019/20
LRGB+Ha Combination
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Data
Altitude at culmination 55°
Airmass Value (sec z) 1.2
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia fall/winter 2019/20, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465mm f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/ONAG/Lodestar X2
LRGB Combination. Total Integration Time 25hrs 20mins
Ha-9x30min, L-36X10 min, R30X10 min, G-30X10 min, B29X10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series and 5nm Ha filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Feb 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04, Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid