NGC2264 - Cone and Fox Fur

[NilRecurring]

Hey everyone,

Here's my attempt at NGC2264 - Cone and Fox Fur Nebula. Even at almost 20 hours on each channel I was facing noise issues with OIII and SII so I had to cheat and use some noise-reduction with PI. My OIII didn't pop as much I see online either. I hope you all like the result.

Integration Details:
Ha - 39 x 1800s
OIII - 35 x 1800s
SII - 39 x 1800s

I'm begining to think I should just bin OIII and SII from now on as they are way too dim on most targets. What do you folks suggest?

Higher res: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/76983650/FInal.jpg

[rogerg (Roger)]

Wow, that's a serious amount exposure time! no wonder you've got such nice smooth detail and colour balance.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

I really like this image. The application of the colours makes it very nice to look at.
Well done and thx for posting it.

Trevor

[Shiraz (Ray)]

an unusual image of this field - like it a lot.

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Originally Posted by NilRecurring

I had to cheat and use some noise-reduction with PI.

I wouldn't call that cheating

Very nice image