Dense Gas and Dust Beyond the Outer Layers of the Cone Nebula
Cone Nebula, NGC 2264
About 2,500 light-years (770 parsecs)
This image is about 50 arcseconds (0.19 parsecs or 0.61 light-years) across.
Principal Astronomers: A. Fruchter, B. Mobasher, and A.Schultz (STScI)
F110W (J-band), F160W (H-band), F187N (Paschen-alpha)
NASA, The NICMOS Group (STScI, ESA) and The NICMOS Science Team (Univ. of Arizona)
