Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree (SHO) (SparkyHT)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Monoceros (Mon) · Contains: Christmas Tree Cluster · NGC 2264 · The star 15Mon

Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree (SHO), SparkyHT

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Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree (SHO)

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Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree (SHO)

Taken back in the spring of this year from my backyard, over the nights of 3/7, 3/12, and 3/13.

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The Fox Fur Nebula is an H II region located in Monoceros constellation. It lies at an approximate distance of 2,700 light years from Earth. The nebula is part of the NGC 2264 region, which also includes the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula. It was named the Fox Fur because of its appearance. The texture and color of the nebula resemble the head of a red fox stole. The Fox Fur Nebula lies just to the north of the Cone Nebula, near the bright variable star S Monocerotis. The two nebulae are less than a degree away and part of the same molecular cloud. The Fox Fur Nebula contains enormous quantities of interstellar dust and gas, which are illuminated by the massive young stars that are being formed within the nebula’s thick clouds. The nebula’s red glow is a result of hydrogen gas being stimulated to emit its own light by the strong ultraviolet radiation from the massive, young, hot blue stars in the cluster. The nebula’s blue areas are composed mainly of clouds of dust that reflect the blue light of the young stars.

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