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The Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Star Cluster: Full Dome View | ESO

The Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Star Cluster: Full Dome View | ESO

The Christmas Tree (Star) Cluster, found within NGC 2264, along with the Cone Nebula, is shown in this fulldome clip. It is upside down in this video, but the shape of the tree can be discerned with a little effort.

Distance: 2,500 light years in the constellation Monoceros


Note: The full dome video display format is designed for projection systems in planetariums.


Credit: Theofanis Matsopoulos/European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 18 seconds

Release Date: August 1, 2016


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