Origin of name and discoverer NGC 2264, OCL 495, or LBN 911, is a region of the sky that officially refers to two distinct astronomical objects: the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. These objects are in the vicinity of the Snowflake Cluster and the Fox Fur Nebula, unofficial components of NGC 2264. […]
The Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, or more officially M45 and Melotte 22, is a group of stars in the Taurus constellation. It is an open star cluster that we find at 03h 47m 24s right ascension and +24° 07′ 00″ declination. It is only about 445 light-years away from us. The Pleiades is the jewel […]
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