Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  15 S Mon  ·  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  HD261053  ·  HD261086  ·  HD261200  ·  HD261330  ·  HD261445  ·  HD261522  ·  HD261553  ·  HD261582  ·  HD261583  ·  HD261584  ·  HD261622  ·  HD261657  ·  HD261782  ·  HD261783  ·  HD261809  ·  HD261840  ·  HD261841  ·  HD261842  ·  HD261879  ·  HD261904  ·  HD261905  ·  HD261935  ·  HD261936  ·  HD261937  ·  HD261938  ·  HD261939  ·  HD261969  ·  HD262014  ·  And 28 more.
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The Christmas Tree Cluster - Revision 2, Anthony Fuller
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The Christmas Tree Cluster - Revision 2

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The Christmas Tree Cluster - Revision 2

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The Christmas Tree cluster,  in the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn, is made up of a complex open cluster of stars, glowing clouds of hydrogen gas.

The Cone nebula (above) also exist in this jumble composite of cosmic gas and dust, which lies at roughly 2,700 light years distance.

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