Wallpaper author:
Jared Greer
24 Aug 2026
Christmas Tree Cluster and Surrounding Nebulae (LRGB)
Emission structures in Monoceros take festive shapes illuminated by the open cluster NGC 2264. Captured in LRGB color.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula
30 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 100.2171 Dec 9.8769
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Nov 2022 - 15 Feb 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1200 | 9h | 27 |
| Red | 900 | 4h | 16 |
| Green | 900 | 4h | 16 |
| Blue | 900 | 4h | 16 |
| Halpha | 1200 | 8h40m | 26 |
| SII | 1200 | 9h | 27 |
| OIII | 1200 | 9h | 27 |