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Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster, erdmanpe
Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster
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Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster

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Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster, erdmanpe
Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster
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Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster

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A medium field of view (~3.5x5 degrees) including the Cone and Fox Fur nebulae, and the Christmas Tree cluster. The HST has made some classic high resolution images of this area. The filaments leading off to the upper right are those I tried to emphasize in a separate image of the Rosette (which is thus just out of the field on the far right). Log stretch and mild unsharp mask applied in Maxim.

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Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster, erdmanpe