Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15Mon
NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula), Thomas
NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula)
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NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula)

NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula), Thomas
NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula)
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NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula)

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The image was taken with a L-eNhance filter and contains NGC2264, which consists of the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster. NGC 2261 or Hubble's Variable Nebula can also be seen at the top of the image. All three objects have a distance of about 2500 light years and are located in the constellation Monoceros.

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NGC2264 (Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) and NGC2261 (Hubble's variable nebula), Thomas