The Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula discovered by William Herschel on December 26 1785 lies in the southern part of NGC 2264. The cone's shape comes from a dark absorption nebula consisting of cold molecular hydrogen and dust in front of a faint emission nebula containing hydrogen ionized by S Monocerotis. The nebula is approximately seven light-years long and 2,700 light-years away from Earth.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24 Mathis MI-1000/1250
Camera
QHY 600M
Location
El Sauce Chile
Date of observation
6 - 8 April 2023
Filters
Astrondon 3 nm Six hours total 12, 12, 12 x 600 s
Processing
PixInsight
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