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The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)- Detail

author: Nasa/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-neb22-64011

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 33 cm

This picture, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the upper 2.5 light-years of the nebula.The entire nebula is 7 light-years long. The Cone Nebula resides 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. ACS made this observation on April 2, 2002. The color image is constructed from three separate images taken in blue, near-infrared, and hydrogen-alpha filters.

Keywords for this photo:

2002 - ACS - ACT010210 - ASTRONOMY - CONE - DIFFUSE NEBULA - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - MONOCEROS - NEBULA - NGC 2264 - STAR - STAR FORMATION -