Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, BrettD
NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster
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NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster

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NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, BrettD
NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster
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NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster

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The Cone Nebula and associated Christmas Tree Cluster make a beautiful and festive vista located approx 2,700 light years away in the constellation Monoceros

This image is the combination of Ha / Oiii from the L-Extreme filter (although there was very little Oiii) and the unfiltered RGB data (about 70% narrowband / 30% RGB) with all RGB stars.

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NGC 2264 - Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster, BrettD

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