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      Christmas Tree Cluster
      Wallpaper author:
      Alan Daly

      21 Dec 2025

      Christmas Tree Cluster

      NGC 2264 is a star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, approximately 2.500 light-years from Earth. It includes the Christmas Tree Cluster and the cone nebula (at the top of the Christmas Tree).

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      NGC 2264

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      Christmas Tree Cluster