Autore dello sfondo:
Michelle Ashford
27 Dec 2025
NGC 2264 - A Cosmic Christmas Tree
NGC 2264 refers to two specific objects: the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects in this image are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula. All of the objects are located in the constellation of Monoceros approx. 2,300 light-years from Earth.
The Christmas tree Cluster is an open cluster of about 40 stars which is immersed in nebulosity and forms the nearly perfect outline of a fir tree.
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NGC 2264
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 100.22083 Dec 9.815
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................16 Dec 2020 - 21 Dec 2020
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 20m | 4 |
| Red | 400 | 20m | 3 |
| Green | 800 | 40m | 3 |
| Blue | 200 | 10m | 3 |