Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  15 S Mon  ·  Christmas Tree cluster  ·  Cone nebula  ·  NGC 2264  ·  Sh2-273  ·  The star 15Mon
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Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, Ha, Stephen Garretson
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Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, Ha

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Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, Ha, Stephen Garretson
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Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, Ha

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Here's the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster shown in Ha. At about 2000 ly away it is relatively close. If you have not already done so, look up some really close in images of the Cone, perhaps from Hubble; it looks interesting but a bit mundane at this scale, but up close it blew me away. This is why I will be exploring imagin with more aperture and focal length pretty soon.

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Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, Ha, Stephen Garretson