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