The Cone Nebula is a dark nebula found in the constellation Monocerous.  It is formed by a dark cloud of gas and dust
which blocks the bright nebula which it silhouettes.  The open cluster NGC 2264 (Christmas Tree Nebula) is a young
star cluster formed from the surrounding diffuse nebula.

December, 2006
Orion 80mm f/7.5 Apo Refractor - Baader IR Filter
Canon Digital Rebel 300D / Modified (Hap Griffin)
240 Minutes / 24x600s @ 800ASA
Manually guided on a 14" Meade LX200
Skyhawk Observatory, West Bend, WI
Rick Kazmierski