The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
Vixen 120mm Refractor
F/6.7 (800mm) Kodak PJ 400 Single Exposure 40 Minutes
IDAS Filter February 10, 2002
The Rosette
Nebula, also known as NGC 2237, is a very large wreath-like cloud
of gas, 100 light years across, which is illuminated
by the young
star cluster (NGC 2244) which it envelopes. It is about 3000 light years
away.