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Rosette Nebula 2024, Phil Creed
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Rosette Nebula 2024

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Rosette Nebula 2024

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The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros is one of the crown jewels of the wintertime sky.  Visible in binoculars under good conditions, this cloud of ionized hydrogen some 5,000 light-years aways is a stellar nursery, with a cluster of young blue stars near its core.

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Rosette Nebula 2024, Phil Creed