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NGC NGC 2264

Christmas Tree Cluster

Emission Nebula
Monoceros
Beginner

Includes Cone Nebula and Fox Fur.

Angular size
60′ × 30′
Magnitude
3.9
Best months
Nov-Mar
Constellation
Monoceros
Catalog IDs
NGC 2264
Common aliases
Cone Nebula;Christmas Tree
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Recommended telescopes

Tele Vue
Tele Vue NP127fli
660mm f/5.2 · 127mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi FSQ-130ED
650mm f/5.0 · 130mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics GT 102
703mm f/6.9 · 102mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX102T
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Explore Scientific
Explore Scientific ED102 FCD-100
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron RASA 11
620mm f/2.2 · 279mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Tele Vue NP127fli + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.13° × 2.08°
Scale 1.18″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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Takahashi FSQ-130ED + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 3.17° × 2.12°
Scale 1.19″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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William Optics GT 102 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 2.93° × 1.96°
Scale 1.10″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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NGC NGC 7822
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