Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster, Bill Griffith
The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster
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The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster

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The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster, Bill Griffith
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The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster

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This is the Cone Nebula, named for the Cone-like structure in the upper left, and the Christmas Tree Cluster, with the grouping of stars of stars looking like lights on its Christmas tree. This nebula is 2700 light years away and the Cone is 4 LY in size. I used total of 25 minutes acquisition time in RGB for the stars, 80 minutes Ha, 50 minutes SII, and 60 minutes OIII.

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The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster, Bill Griffith