NGC 2264. The Cone and fox Fur Nebulae

Click on any of the images for a full resolution version These images show NGC 2264, a young open cluster (lower half of the second image) formed in a Hydrogen cloud that still surrounds it, whose emission is fueled by the multiple O and B hot giants belonging to the cluster. The cluster’s brightest star, … Continue reading NGC 2264. The Cone and fox Fur Nebulae