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    Christmas Tree Cluster

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    The 'Christmas Tree' is a group of stars in the blueish area lower left that form a triangle with a 'trunk.' It is oriented the same direction as the Cone Nebula, that is indeed the cone you see. There is a ton of nebulosity in the region and one glowing spot isn't a star, it's a galaxy. This is NGC2264, the Christmas Tree Cluster!

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    The 'Christmas Tree' is a group of stars in the blueish area lower left that form a triangle with a 'trunk.' It is oriented the same direction as the Cone Nebula, that is indeed the cone you see. There is a ton of nebulosity in the region and one glowing spot isn't a star, it's a galaxy. This is NGC2264, the Christmas Tree Cluster!

    Telescope:   Svbony sv503 70ED
    Length:   336mm
    Aperture:   70mm
    F-stop:   f/4.56
    Sessions:   1
    Captured:   2022-11-16 to 2022-11-16
    Lights:   25
    Exposure:   300
    Total exposure:   2 h
    Ra:   6h 39m 27.7s
    Dec:   +10° 17' 16.493
    Size:   135.009 x 112.928 arcmin
    Radius:   1.467 deg
    Scale:   1.778 arcsec/pixel

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    Christmas Tree Cluster NGC2259 NGC2264 The star 15 Mon

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