The Rosette Nebula is pictured here. At the center of these dust clouds in an emission nebula full of hot, new stars. The nebula actually glows with ultraviolet light emitted from the center of the cluster. The entire thing is about 100 light-years across and is some 5000 light-years away in the otherwise-bland constellation Monoceros.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
The Rosette Nebula is pictured here. At the center of these dust clouds in an emission nebula full of hot, new stars. The nebula actually glows with ultraviolet light emitted from the center of the cluster. The entire thing is about 100 light-years across and is some 5000 light-years away in the otherwise-bland constellation Monoceros.
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