Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

NGC2264, Cone Nebula

15-May-2026 09:11 ADT 15-May-2026 12:11 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


NGC2264, Cone Nebula, 11-Mar-2015

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 4 @ 600s Ha, 4 @ 300s L, R, 3 @ 300s G, 0 B
Total Exposure: 1h35m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 2600 ly
Astrobin link
 
There were no blue frames, so blue was synthesized from L, R and G. This one needs more data.