https://spacephoto.de/enContents © 2026 <a href="mailto:operator@spacephoto.de">Martin Timpe</a> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:19:13 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%202264/Martin Timpe<div><p>NGC 2264 is one of the most rewarding winter targets for astrophotographers in the northern hemisphere. The designation actually covers a complex of objects: the iconic <strong>Christmas Tree Cluster</strong>, the <strong>Cone Nebula</strong>, the <strong>Fox Fur Nebula</strong>, and the <strong>Snowflake Cluster</strong> – all embedded in a rich emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros. The exposures were done in two nights on 28/29th and 30/31st December 2025. The image is a composit of exposures taken trough H-apha and RGB filters.</p> <div class="docutils container"> <figure class="align-center" style="width: 80%"> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://spacephoto.de/galleries/02_nebulas/190_NGC_2264_f1000mm_Ha_15x600s_3x300s_RGB_27_18_27x300s_DT.jpg"> <img alt="&lt;/galleries/02_nebulas/190_NGC_2264_f1000mm_Ha_15x600s_3x300s_RGB_27_18_27x300s_DT.jpg&gt;" src="https://spacephoto.de/galleries/02_nebulas/190_NGC_2264_f1000mm_Ha_15x600s_3x300s_RGB_27_18_27x300s_DT.jpg"> </a> <figcaption> <p>NGC 2264, Christmas Tree Cluster, image data: f=1000mm, f/4 Ha: 15x600s RGB: 27, 18, 27x300s Atik 460Exm</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><a href="https://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%202264/">Read more…</a> (2 min remaining to read)</p></div>Atik460ExmFN250MonocerosnebulaNGC 2264open clusterhttps://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%202264/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT