the Christmas Tree Cluster is located in the constellation Monoceros, "the Unicorn"
Posted by cypresstx on 12/23/2023, 9:31 am
| easiest way to find it is to look left of Orion, above Sirius - I can always find Orion, even in our light polluted sky here https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2023/ngc2264/ https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/monoceros-constellation  I am just happy that someone is getting use out of our old tree, we used it many years but it was in really good shape. I love looking at the tree lights at night, but when it became too much work to put it up & get it taken down every year (was quite large), it was time to pay it forward - younger knees and backs decorate it every year now, with little kids marveling at what Santa put beneath it :) We are getting to the "reduce clutter & stuff" stage of life |
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my x-mas tree this year - cypresstx, 12/22/2023, 8:48 pm
- this shows it's location within Monoceros better - cypresstx, 12/23/2023, 9:43 am
- Re: this shows it's location within Monoceros better - Chris in Tampa, 12/24/2023, 8:44 pm
- the sky at night - cypresstx, 12/25/2023, 6:23 am
- Re: the sky at night - Chris in Tampa, 12/26/2023, 8:05 pm
- the sky at night - cypresstx, 12/25/2023, 6:23 am
- Re: this shows it's location within Monoceros better - Chris in Tampa, 12/24/2023, 8:44 pm
- this shows it's location within Monoceros better - cypresstx, 12/23/2023, 9:43 am
- Re: my x-mas tree this year - Chris in Tampa, 12/23/2023, 6:38 am
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