Deep inside NGC 2237 The Rosette Nebula, a beautiful H II nebula region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in Monoceros 5200 light years away. The open cluster NGC 2244 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula’s gases.
Imaged in SHO Narrowband and RGB on our RiDK 400 at Observatorio El Sauce, Obstech, Chile
Integration Time: 34.5 hours
Image Processing: Mike Selby