West Texas Astro WTA

Astrophotography from West Texas

West Texas Astro

Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster


  • Acquisition Details
    • Captured Date: December 2019
  • Location Information
    • Constellation: Monoceros
    • Coordinates (RA,DA): 100.250,9.883
    • Distance: 2.350 Light-years
  • Catalogue Designations
    • NGC: 2264
  • Equipment Used
    • Mount: HEQ5
    • Telescope: Orion ED80T CF
    • Main Camera: ASI071MC

NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. 1

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