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The Rosette Nebula, gnarayan
The Rosette Nebula
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The Rosette Nebula, gnarayan
The Rosette Nebula
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Some 2500 young stars are ripping apart this cloud of gas and dust with their harsh radiation. Two massive O stars, HD46150 (pretty much dead center) and HD46223 directly below center will live a few million years before dying as powerful core-collapse supernovae. Apparently the official astronomical object of Oklahoma. Also, a bit "Eye of Sauron." Having been through Oklahoma, I'm willing to consider that these things are correlated.

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The Rosette Nebula, gnarayan