Christmas Tree and Cone Region
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The Cone and Christmas Tree region are approximately 2700 light years from earth. When photons left this region on their way to earth, around 700 B.C., the Roman Empire had not yet begun. A ‘pre-Roman’ culture, the Etruscans, began to flourish in that part of Italy which is today known as Tuscany.
Object Data
The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree region together form NGC2264, located in the northern part of the constellation Monoceros. It is an HII, star-forming region. In this photo, the Cone and Christmas Tree are located toward the lower right corner, surrounded by clouds of hydrogen gas and dust.
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EXPOSURE DATA
Date: Unknown
Location: Christmas Cone Region taken from Park Link and Doodle Hill
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106 and Tak FS128
Focal Length: 530mm (FSQ106) and 1000mm (FS128)
f/ratio: f/5 and f/8
Mount: Astrophysics 900GTO
Camera: SBIG STL11000
Exposure: N/A
Processing Notes:
Baader Hydrogen alpha 7nm filter.