Location & Date	Backyard, Abbott Observatory- Long Island, NY,  December 2021
Telescope	Orion ED80 F/7 APO, Moonlite focuser, iOptron GEM45G, Pegasus Falcon rotator Image scale 2.54 arcsec/pixel
Camera	SBIG ST-2000XM Baader  Ha R G B  filters CCD temp -10°C
Exposures	Ha- 21 x 10m  Red- 15 x 3m  Green - 15 x 3m  Blue- 15 x 3m  Bin 1x1 for each panel
Planning & Acquisition	Sequence Generator Pro Mosaic tool - 2-panel mosaic
Processing	Astro Pixel Processor -  Calibration, Normalize, Mosaic panel assembly Adobe PS -  Ha+RGB combine, Color adjustments, Sharpen RC-Astro Star XTerminator, Noise Xterminator Topaz Gigapixel AI This is a 2-panel mosaic using the Ha data as the base luminance

Wikipedia-

NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula.

All of the objects are located in the Monoceros constellation and are located about 720 parsecs or 2,300 light-years from Earth. Due to its relative proximity and large size, it is extremely well studied.

NGC 2264 is sometimes referred to as the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula. However, the designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects and not the cluster alone.