The Rosette Nebula is another star-forming region located in the constellation Monocerus. It glows red from the intense UV radiation from the hot, young stars that have formed near its center. This cluster of stars carries its own designation of NGC 2244. This nebula is estimated to contain enough gas and dust to create 10,000 stars the size of our Sun. Both the cluster and nebula are about 5,000 light years from Earth.
(Photo courtesy of Zac Dawson)
October 26, 2017
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October 26, 2017 1:45 p.m.
Fact versus fiction on the last frontier
It was after 10 p.m. when local astronomer Mark Paulson saw it — five illuminated disks, streaking across the sky past the maple tree in his yard.