ESOshop: 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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