#rosetta nebula

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Open Cluster of Stars Born in the Rosetta Nebula

5,200 light years from Earth in the constellation of Monoceros, lies a newly born cluster of stars (around 2 million years old), formed from the dust and gas around it, and now exerting a stellar wind that is clearing out a bubble around the cluster. Towards the edge of this bubble a series of knots and dark clumps can be seen, where protostars are forming. The very act of the cluster is to increase the density at the edges of the bubble, and create more stars.

Our own Sun was once born in a similar environment, cast out of the nest and since forged it's own path around the galaxy centre.

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In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula

In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The featured image taken in mid-January using multiple exposures and very specific colors of Sulfur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue), captures the central region in tremendous detail. A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster center. The Rosette Nebula's center measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 5,200 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros).

Image Credit & Copyright: Lyman Insley

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Rosetta Nebula that took way too long

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Rosetta Nebula via /r/spaceporn https://ift.tt/30AYpaP

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Rosetta Nebula Taken by Yvan on December 30, 2019 @ Overmere, Belgium

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In the Heart of the Rosette Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman

Explanation: In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright open cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The above image taken in January using multiple exposures and very specific colors of Sulfur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue), captures the central region in tremendous detail. A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster center. The Rosette Nebula's center measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 4,500 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros).

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Rosette Nebula Hubble Palette

Image credit: Terry Hancock

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NGC 2244: A Star Cluster in the Rosette Nebula 

Credit & Copyright: J. C. Cuillandre & G. Fahlman (CFHT Staff), CFHT

Explanation: In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright open cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only four million years ago and emit light and wind that define the nebula's appearance today. High energy light from the bright young stars of NGC 2244 ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas clouds to create the red emission nebula appearance. The hot wind of particles that streams away from the cluster stars contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster center. NGC 2244 measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 4500 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards the constellation of Monoceros.