MAKE A MEME View Large Image ...British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at an old hunting lodge in Datchet, Berkshire, on the 18th January 1784. The Cone Nebula was re-discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel ...
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Keywords: NGC 2264 (OCL 495, Collinder 112, Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster) is a magnitude +4.1 H II region ans associated star cluster located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. NGC 2264 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at an old hunting lodge in Datchet, Berkshire, on the 18th January 1784. The Cone Nebula was re-discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor, on the 26th December 1785. Right Ascension 06h 41m 15s, Declination +09° 53' 44" stars
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