Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
18 Dec 2025
NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster
This star cluster and nebulae are located in the constellation Monoceros. The cone nebula is located at the top of the image and Fox Fur image toward the center. In this orientation the outline of the nebulae resembles a Christmas tree. This data was processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro tools and Affinity 3.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 100.2167 Dec 9.8667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Feb 2023 - 14 Apr 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Red | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Green | 300 | 50m | 10 |
| Blue | 333 | 50m | 9 |
| Halpha | 767 | 1h55m | 9 |