https://hgastro.github.io/tags/ngc2264/Recent content in Ngc2264 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsFri, 25 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-12-25-christmas-tree-cluster-redux/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-12-25-christmas-tree-cluster-redux/<p>Merry Christmas! In keeping with the holiday, here is a fresh look at one of my favorite objects, the Christmas Tree Cluster, NGC 2264.</p>https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-03-03-christmas-tree-cluster/Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-03-03-christmas-tree-cluster/<p>The Christmas Tree Cluster was named for its triangular shape, formed by a cluster of very young stars, that looks like a tree in visible light. The bright variable star S Monocerotis (near the bottom) marks the base of the Christmas tree and lights up the nearby nebulosity.</p>