Aug 26, 2023
A human skull was found in space! 💀 (Don’t worry, it’s a nebula.)
This image was captured by amateur astrophotographer Curtis Morgan.
It depicts the Rosette Nebula, a turbulent star-forming region located 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. ✨
By the way, there is another object nicknamed “Skull Nebula” — NGC 246. Don’t confuse them!
Image Credit: Curtis Morgan / NASA / ESA
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The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
