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Cone Nebula - NGC 2264, F. Londe
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Cone Nebula - NGC 2264

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Cone Nebula - NGC 2264

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The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) is a long, dark interstellar pillar of gas and dust located in the constellation Monoceros.
It lies approximately 2,700 light-years from Earth, in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. 
The Cone Nebula forms the southern part of NGC 2264, while the Christmas Tree Cluster resides to its north.

This nebula can be faintly observed through a telescope visually under dark, better with a moonless skies, not the case for me last night (almost full moon)
However, my goals was to capture the true beauty and structure of this H II region are revealed in detail through this image.
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Cone Nebula - NGC 2264, F. Londe

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