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NGC 2264

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LBN 911 – Christmas Tree Cluster – Open cluster in Monoceros

Sketched on the second night of Christmas. I’ve chosen this unintentionally and realized that it’s the Christmas Tree just after I’ve finished the sketch.

Object	NGC 2264
Observed at	Dunaharaszti, HU, 2025-12-27 01:35
NELM	~ 4.0
Seeing	6
Aperture	127 mm
Magnification	48x
FOV	1.1°

Object data

Object	NGC 2264
Desc.	High disperation, large sized cluster with poor star density †
RA	06h 40m 58s †
Dec	9° 53’ 44” †

† fetched from astronomyapi.com

Links

• Full sketch
• Original sketch