NGC2264 - The Christmas Tree Cluster and Friends
(Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula)

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NGC2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster, the Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula
Constellation: Monoceros - The Unicorn
Type: Open Cluster and associated nebulosity
Position: RA:6h 41m 30s
DEC:09d 53m 44s
Magnitude: 4.1
Exposure: Taken 12/30/08 and 12/31/08
20 X 600 sec
Processing: Images were captured in Nebulosity
Basic calibration (flats, darks) and DDP in Imagesplus 3.75
Final processing in Photoshop, Noise Ninja
Equipment: Orion Starshoot Pro CCD Camera
Orion 80ED  f/7.5 refractor
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Celestron guide scope
Notes: None

Locator Chart
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