NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula

NGC 2264 is a celestial object that contains both the Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula. The nebula acts as a star nursery, and deep within the clouds of dust and gas in the nebula new stars are born that burn with a hot bright blue colour. Located roughly 2,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion, the region is about 30 light-years across.

Constellation Monoceros

Distance about 2,300 light-years from Earth

Size 11′ across in our sky