Rosette Nebula
This picture reminds me so much of a flower! The colors are all very aesthetically pleasing. Inside the nebula lies an open cluster of bright young stars called NGC 224. These stars formed about 4 million years ago from the nebular material and their stellar winds clearing a hole in the nebula's center - insulated by a layer of dust and hot gas. Ultraviolet light causes the nebula to glow. It can be seen towards the Monoceros and lies about 5,000 light years away!. (Spans about 100 light years across.
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