NGC 2264 is a star-forming region in the constellation of Monoceros. Dramatic clouds of ionized hydrogen gas and dust are clearly visible in this narrowband image. The star S Monocerotis can be found by drawing a line from the cone nebula to the bright star near the center of the image. It is a bright, eruptive variable, part of a multiple staar system with a hot, massive, main sequene O-type dwarf as the primary component. The first image shows a crop of the original image, the second is a wider field view of the nebula.
Tech card: RASA 8, Mallincam DS10C, NBZ filter, 213 x 45s integration (about 2.7 hours).
Breathtakingly amazing!
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