Merry Christmas from NASA

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Image (Credit): NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster.” (X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: T.A. Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and B.A. Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA); Infrared: NASA/NSF/IPAC/CalTech/Univ. of Massachusetts; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & J.Major)

NASA shared this image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” to brighten everyone’s holiday.

You can read more about this image on this NASA page. You will also find an animated version of the “Tree” on the same NASA page.

Merry Christmas to all!