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NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula, Gebhard Maurer
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NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula

NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula, Gebhard Maurer
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NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula

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The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region (circular in appearance) located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

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Description: A bit lighter.

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NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula, Gebhard Maurer