Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)
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Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula, Hap Griffin
Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula
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Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula

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Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula, Hap Griffin
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Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula

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These dark knots of gas and dust are "Bok Globules" in the northern section of the Rosette Nebula in the constellation of Monoceros. These have always been of interest to me so I decided to go in for a closer look at a longer focal length than normally used to image the entire nebula. These strands of dark dust and gas are collapsing under their own gravity and from the radiation from the large star cluster at the center of the nebula on their way to becoming stars. Already, there are hot "protostars" inside of several of these that are detectable with infra-red photography. These objects get their name from Dutch astronomer Bart Bok, who studied these and other similar objects extensively. This image was captured in the specific wavelength of glowing hydrogen gas.

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Bok Globules in the Rosette Nebula, Hap Griffin