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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 2264, Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT fork mounbt
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Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>
Observer: William L. Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2/11/02 9:37 pm CST
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT fork mounbt
Magnification: 80x, 120x, 200x, 60x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC 2264, Christmas Tree Cluster, Cone Nebula
Category: Open cluster.
Class:
Constellation: Mon
Data: mag size
Position: RA 06:41 DEC 09:54
Description:
Since there were a lot of other stars visible in the low power FOV of my last observation, I thought it looked like a cluster. Engaging the "identify" function on the DSC brought forth NGC2264, aka the Christmas Tree cluster or the Cone nebula. in this view, there was no coniferous appearance, however I pulled out my seldom used wide-field 35mm EP, and here the true nature was revealed. The tree is upside down, with our pair located at the spot where the branches first sprout out of the trunk. No evidence of nebulousity was visible.
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