Wallpaper author:
Simon Bakewell
09 Jul 2023
Rosette Nebula NGC2244
The Rosette Nebula is a vast emission nebula located about 5,200 light years away. The star forming region lies near a large molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. It is closely associated with the young open star cluster NGC 2244
Dataset from which the image was processed
Caldwell 49
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