NASA telescopes have found a “Christmas tree” in space
By ForGeeks NASA’s astronomical telescopes have detected a cluster of young stars resembling a Christmas tree. The cosmic tree even appeared to be decorated with “toys.”
Astronomers at NASA have detected a cluster of young stars that resemble a Christmas tree.
This cluster, called NGC 2264 or the Snowflake Cluster, is made up of 1 to 5 billion year old stars in our Milky Way. The cosmic Christmas tree is 2,500 light-years away from us.
The young stars are lined up in a unique shape that resembles a familiar Christmas tree. Specialists of the space agency specially “illuminated” some details, which gave the image even more festive mood.
The young stars are lined up in a unique shape reminiscent of a familiar Christmas tree.
The blue and white lights correspond to young stars emitting X-rays and were photographed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The green color of the gas in the nebula was captured by the WIYN optical telescope, owned by the National Science Foundation and located on Kitt Peak Mountain.
The green color of the gas in the nebula was captured by the National Science Foundation’s WIYN optical telescope.
NGC 2264 includes stars smaller in mass than the Sun, as well as true giants that are seven times the mass of our star.
NGC 2264 is made up of stars smaller than the Sun, as well as true giants that are up to seven times the mass of our star.
