Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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NGC 2264 in HaRGB, Minh Lết
NGC 2264 in HaRGB
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NGC 2264 in HaRGB

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NGC 2264 in HaRGB, Minh Lết
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NGC 2264 in HaRGB

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NGC 2264: Cone Nebula at the bottom with inverted Christmas Tree cluster above the cone; the bright star just above the cone is the tree topper and the very bright star at the top of the image (S Monocerotis) is the center of the tree trunk. The Fox Fur Nebula is at the top right corner. The Snowflake nebula is in the middle.
The nebula was too faint to shows when I tried to image from my home in a Bortle 9 area. This year I try again with this target in a Bortle 4 remote observatory and the result was overwhelming.

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NGC 2264 in HaRGB, Minh Lết