Christmas Tree Nebula

The fox fur nebula is a hydrogen emission nebula with the appearance of a red fox fur stole.

Christmas tree nebula. However the designation of ngc 2264 in the new general catalogue refers to both objects and not the cluster alone. Search by city and state or zip code. Ngc 2264 is sometimes referred to as the christmas tree cluster and the cone nebula. The diverse population of the cluster includes several dozen ob stars and over 400 lower mass stars.

The christmas tree cluster was named for its triangular shape formed by a cluster of very young stars that looks like a tree in visible light. The christmas tree cluster and the cone nebula are located in the constellation of monoceros. Ngc 2264 christmas tree cluster. Most of the stars in monoceros are faint and so the easiest way to star hop to the object is starting from the orion constellation.

Christmas tree shops locations in massachusetts. Part of the larger orion molecular complex the christmas tree nebula is located very close to the left most star in orion s belt alnitak which is responsible for lighting up the nebula and not. Of course the stars of ngc 2264 are also known as the christmas tree star cluster. The cone nebula is a 7 light year long dark pillar of nebulosity dust and gas emanating from the top star of the christmas tree.

Please check for individual store hours and curbside pickup. The entire collection is part of the monoceros ob1 association of young stars enshrouded by dark and emission hydrogen molecular clouds. City state provice zip or city country submit a search. Most locations are open.

Ngc 2264 is a young galactic cluster of stars in the monoceros ob 1 association which resides in the orion arm of the galaxy. Ngc 2264 is the official name for the so called cone nebula and christmas tree cluster. Ngc 2264 contains multiple objects of interest. The christmas tree cluster of bright stars is the first object of interest.

Finding the cluster is not easy. Its cast of cosmic characters includes the fox fur nebula whose convoluted pelt lies below center bright variable star s mon immersed in the blue tinted haze and the cone nebula near the tree s top. The cluster has a total of over 600 stars ranging in age from from 1 to 4 million years old. Red in hue and harbouring thousands of stars the formation looks uncannily like a christmas tree and jean.

Ngc 2264 is the location where the cone nebula the stellar snowflake cluster and the christmas tree cluster have formed in this emission nebula. The seventh magnitude member hd 47887 sits just above the tip of the cone and the bright variable star s monocerotis 15 monocerotis is located slightly to the north and marks the trunk of the christmas tree.