Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  12 Mon  ·  LBN 948  ·  LBN 949  ·  NGC 2237  ·  NGC 2238  ·  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2246  ·  Rosette A  ·  Rosette B  ·  Rosette Nebula  ·  Sh2-275  ·  The star 12Mon
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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Jim DeLillo
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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula

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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Jim DeLillo
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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula

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What a romantic image. 

Actual astrophotograph of NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula. This is actually as it appears in the sky. This unique composition in vertical orientation makes it look like a rosebud unfolding.
90 minutes of exposure time.
15 frames. RGB color, balanced slightly to the red.
iTelescope c.2008


The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open clusterNGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

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NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula, Jim DeLillo