NGC2264 Cone Neb

[DJT]

Right..I had no idea this was so low but I had really dark skies, it was one of those rare clear nights and I wanted to put the AP Mach1 to use. A first light I suppose but it does need more data.
NGC2264 Cone Nebula (http://astrob.in/277681/C/)

The mount works a treat. 1 rejected sub all night but will want to look at PEC on this as I think it needs to be redone. Will wait till the weather gods stop taking the Mick for that though.


I am struggling though with star masks in PI. Cant quite get the settings right. I am finding that there are dark ringing artifacts and in fact some look a little square. If I get more data I will be able to drizzle (image scale is 4.5 ish) and that might help. Any guidance appreciated.

Thanks for looking

[strongmanmike]

Nice one Dave, for a low one you've done a great job, colour looks spot on too :thumbsup: Glad the Mach 1 is working so well, having not worry about your mount is a blessing in this game :)

Mike

[DJT]

Cheers Mike. The mount was a treat for 5 years of non smoking and $35k not wasted. It's the ducks nuts.

:thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

The link doesn't seem to work for me Dave. Thumbnail looks great though. Colour looks spot on - rich & nuanced! Nice!

Cheers, Marcus

[DJT]

Thanks And also for the heads up. Link update.

[Placidus]

Really good, David. I remember how difficult I found the Cone Nebula and have never really achieved a good result. Well done!

The Cone itself reminds me of Darth Vader or a Nazgul or some such in a dark cloak. The Christmas Tree counteracts the gloom nicely!

Best,
Mike

[RickS]

Looks good, David. Colour is nice and rich.

If you're having problems with square looking stars in your star mask try bumping up the smoothness.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Slawomir]

Very nice result David and it makes me want to try RGB imaging, but that would need to be with my next scope.

[gregbradley]

That turned out very well. I really have to do this object myself properly one day. There are so many objects around Orion its hard to get them all.
This one is a beauty.

Greg.

[DJT]

Thanks for the comment Mike, interestingly I see a claw like hand at top pulling off the head of a jelly baby? Too many late nights..


Thanks Rick. Am hoping to get more data this weekend so will try that as well.





Thanks gents, the feedback is much appreciated.