Cone Nebula Tank Tops

The chritmass tree clusternor the cone nebula

The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27. The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years away from Earth.

The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27. The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years away from Earth.

Cone Nebula on the black background.

The Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) is the large hydrogen and sulfur gas cloud in the constellation of Monoceros. Formation consists of young stars obscured by heavy layers of dust clouds. The nebula is 2,300 light years away from Earth. Amateur image consists of hydrogen, oxygene and sulfur signal, total exposure time: 31h15m, HST palette image.