NGC 2264 with the Christmas Tree Star Cluster and the Cone Nebula Wall Art including Frame T-shirts a cloud of gas and

a cloud of gas and dust that reflects light from nearby

green for hydrogen

Distance from the sun: About 67 million miles

an infrared European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions

J and Ks taken by the VISTA survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory

NGC 2264 with the Christmas Tree Star Cluster and the Cone Nebula Wall Art including Frame T-shirts a cloud of gas andThis colour image of the region known as NGC 2264 an area of sky that includes the sparkling blue baubles of the Christmas Tree star cluster and the Cone Nebula was created from data taken through four different filters (B, V, R and H alpha) with the Wide Field Imager at ESO's La Silla Observatory, 2400 m high in the Atacama Desert of Chile in the foothills of the Andes. The image shows a region of space about 30 light years across. Credit: ESO