February 2014
Christmas Tree and Cone Nebula
This picture of the Christmas Tree Cluster NGC 2264 and the Cone Nebula in Monoceros was taken on November 29, 2014 in Summerland. Despite -15 C. conditions, the sky wasn't great and a first quarter Moon was still up. A Borg 101Ed astrograph at f4.2 was used with a modified Canon XSi camera at ISO 1600. Ten 15 minute exposures were taken and processed with dark frames in Images Plus.