Rosette Nebula. Optical image of the Rosette Nebula (red,lower right) in the constellation Monoceros,the Unicorn. North is at top. This is a cloud of glowing gas which surrounds the star cluster NGC 2244. It glows due to ionisation of the hydrogen gas it contains by the hot young stars which lie within it. The starfields of the Milky Way in this region are also seen | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Slawik, Eckhard |
Taille de l’image : | 3150 px × 3136 px |
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