Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | Cone Nebula |
| Object type | Emission nebula |
| Coordinates | 06h41min +09°19' Monoceros (Mon) |
| Description | In this orientation, it is easy to see why the Cone Nebula is also referred to as the Madonna with the Child. Part of a very busy area in the Milky Way, it lies just south of the Christmas Tree Cluster with the Fox Fur Nebula and adjacent to Hubble's Variable Nebula. North is up (352°) in this 25 x 37 arcmin field of view. Click on the image for a larger screen resolution. |
| Exposure | (Ha+R)(Ha+R)GB 330:60:60:60 min @ -20°C - all unbinned |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 selfguided with Astronomik Type II Ha and RGB filters |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien at prime focus (f/9) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 10 and 11Dec2005 - 06:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6, Seeing 6, Temperature +13°C |
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