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Christmas Tree Cluster
- ftodonoghue
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17 years 11 months ago #37530
by ftodonoghue
Cheers
Trevor
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Hi Folks. I will be covering Monoceros for the January podcast, but one of its clusters is best observed in December. Hidden within Monoceros is the Christmas Tree Cluster or NGC 2264. It will show its Xmas tree structure at low powers. The nebulosity surrounding it is much harder to see. At the tip of the tree you will find the cone nebula, (one for the imagers). Anyway enjoy and be sure to track it down and observe or image it. Use alpha and gamma orionis as pointers to find it.
Happy Xmas
Happy Xmas
Cheers
Trevor
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17 years 11 months ago #37531
by Kerry Stargazer
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Looking forward to your podcast Trevor. 
Chairman of Kerry Astronomy Club.
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17 years 11 months ago #37533
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what are the odds, I was only looking at that in a staratlas last night and thinking it was a very fitting name for it, given the time of the year
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Hbut one of its clusters is best observed in December. Hidden within Monoceros is the Christmas Tree Cluster or NGC 2264.
what are the odds, I was only looking at that in a staratlas last night and thinking it was a very fitting name for it, given the time of the year
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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