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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Image details
| 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 |