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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula, Antoine Grelin
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula

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This is the Christmas Tree and Cone Nebula in Monoceros. It is a beautiful emission nebula 2,500 light-years away and has the designation NGC 2264.

I’ve always wanted to capture this right on time for Christmas, but each year I wait slightly too long and never get it on time, so I made sure to stay up late throughout November and wait until it rose to start the capture each night. This was taken from my backyard in the city with a small telescope and duo band filter. It is a total of 5 nights with 33 hours of integration.

A lot of gas structure can be seen.

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula, Antoine Grelin