... NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster Region . ... The peak of the Christmas Tree is the star (SAO 114264) above the Cone's tip. ... The base of the tree is the bright variable type O7 star 15 Monocerotis (or S ...
... As the Sun slowly sinks in the West, behind the clouds and trees, I can see the inky black dot of Venus for the final time. 90mm, f5.6 Orion Short Tube refractor + Majestic Optics custom Inconel glass filter, Canon T1i, 1/250-second, ISO 800, Losmandy ...
... The comet is just above the trees on the horizon. 4-second image, EF 24-105mm, f/4L at 105mm f/5, Unmodified Canon T1i, ISO 800, Tripod, processed with Adobe Photoshop, Cropped image. 19:53 hrs EDT (23:53 UT), 13 March 2013, Maynard, MA Parking Garage. ...
... Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was still rising early enough to clear the trees (approximately 7-degrees altitude) at the Clubhouse before astronomical twilight. ...
... My backyard zenith view with my 14 mm lens clips trees all the way around, so I aligned the mount to rotate around the unobstructed view, so the trees would spin around the perimeter of the image. ...