Mounted image 41: NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster
This colour image of the region known as NGC 2264 — an area of sky that includes the sparkling blue baubles of the Christmas Tree star cluster — was created from data obtained by the Wide Field Imager at ESO’s La Silla Observatory. The image shows a region of space about 30 light-years across.
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About the Mounted Image
Buy in shop| Id: | mounted_041 |
| Release date: | 16 March 2011, 13:40 |
| Dimensions: | 60 cm (W) x 68.66 cm (H) |
| Related archive image: | eso0848a |