Science Source Stock Photo - Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula, NGC 2264

Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula, NGC 2264

Description: Color image of the region known as NGC 2264 - an area of sky that includes the sparkling blue baubles of the Christmas Tree star cluster and the Cone Nebula - was created from data taken through four different filters (B, V, R and H-alpha) with the Wide Field Imager at ESO's La Silla Observatory, 2400 m high in the Atacama Desert of Chile in the foothills of the Andes. The image shows a region of space about 30 light-years across. Release date December 16, 2008.

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European Southern Observatory/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2709203

Legacy Identifier: JC5898

Type: Image

Size: 3539px × 4050px (~41 MB)

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