Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  Hubble's Nebula  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2261  ·  NGC 2264  ·  The star 15 Mon
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Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264, Jim Thommes
Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264, Jim Thommes

Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264

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Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264, Jim Thommes
Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264, Jim Thommes

Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264

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This image shows an extended area of gas and dust within the larger Monoceros OB1 star association. The dominant structure in the image the popularly known Christmas Tree / Cone/ Fox Fur nebula (Sh2-273, LBN 911, Ced 84b). The star cluster NGC 2264 contains the ionizing star, 15 Mon. This structure is about 2,400 light years distant. Also present in this image is Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261), several emission nebulae from the LBN catalog (LBN 899, LBN 902), and open clusters (NGC 2259, Trumpler 5). Dark nebulae from LDN and TGU catalogs are prominent in this image as well. This region of the Milky way Galaxy is an active star forming region. These objects and  some of the brighter stars are identified in the annotated images.

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Tree / Fox / Cone / and more - Sh2-273, NGC2264, Jim Thommes