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NGC 2264 – Christmas Tree Cluster/Cone Nebula – Observer’s Challenge – January 2010 – Posted August 19th 2012

10-inch reflector:

Open cluster NGC 2264 appeared mostly sparse and course with a triangular shape.  The associated and irregular faint nebula was fairly easy to see at low magnification.  It is this observers opinion that the Cone Nebula is best seen with a much larger telescope under darker skies than my backyard.  R. Ivester

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JANUARY 2010 OBSERVERS CHALLENGE – NGC-2264

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