A Cosmic Rose: The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
2019 April 12 A Cosmic Rose: The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros Image Credit & Copyright: Jean Dean Explanation: The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers, but it is the most famous. At the edge of a large molecular cloud in Monoceros some 5,000 light years away, the petals of this cosmic rose...