Just star-hop from Orion: from Betelgeuse, leap east, then a small step up north, for an eye-catching feast.
Image credit: me, using the free software Stellarium, available at http://stellarium.org/. The purple line traces out the eastward leap; the halfway point from Betelgeuse to Gomeisa, if you connect it to Xi Geminorum, will lead you to NGC 2264.
Once you’re there, stars — like baubles — will light up your tree, with more sights unveiled through night photography.
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