August 2002 S&T comparison & past
February 2002 Image of
the Month
NGC 2264 Cone Nebula
in Monoceros
3 @ 5 min luminance +
3 min ea rgb medium resolution with ST-8e Dec 18, 2001
Below image is at 100%
and cropped from above full frame image to show full detail. Note
the faint illusive bluish area extending below the tip of the
column.

RGB combined in CCDOPS
for Windows, Luminance scaling in Maxim DL, and LRGB combining
in Quantum Image
Image taken by Jim Riffle
in Aguila, AZ. This is just one of many prime images captured
with the Centurion 18 that night. Click on link below to see more.