Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas Tree Cluster...

in the constellation Monoceros is shown in this image captured by the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera (click to enlarge). Collectively, the four astronomical objects in this image are referred to as NGC 2264.

Image credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOAO/AURA/NSF.

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