Jean's star pic is simply A-gazing AMATEUR astronomer Jean Dean has been recognised by NASA thanks to this stunning picture of the
Rosette Nebula, taken from her back garden.
Gahm and colleagues also found some in the
Rosette nebula, as reported in the same journal in 2013.
NGC 2237/8/9 in combination with others is known as the
Rosette Nebula. It is a large, low surface brightness nebula covered with faint star dust, unfortunately be appreciated to its full only with slightly larger power than binoculars.
The cluster lies in the heart of the
Rosette Nebula (NGC 2246), which is often photographed but is a challenge to observe.
The conditions allowed Steve Devine, who lives in Hebburn in South Tyneside, to photograph the
Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros, 5,200 light years distant.
The pictures show the exotic
Rosette Nebula, some 5,200 light years from Earth.
The Herschel telescope pictures show parts of the
Rosette Nebula, which are some 5,200 light years from Earth.
The
Rosette Nebula in Monoceros is a star-forming region of gas and dust lit by a cluster of dazzling young blue stars at its center (NGC 2244).
Surrounding NGC 2244 is a dusty cloud of glow more than a degree wide that's elusive (but beautifully so) in telescopes and absolutely stunning in photographs: the
Rosette Nebula.
This false-color image of the
Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) in Monoceros shows a small cluster of very young stars in the central cavity of this star-forming cloud.
Now, a high-resolution X-ray view of the
Rosette nebula, a nearby star-forming region, has revealed for the first time that stellar winds heat surrounding gas to a scorching 6 million kelvins.