Wednesday, March 28, 2018
The Rosette Nebula (NGC2237)
The Rosette Nebula has a large angular diameter, making it difficult to fit into the field of a small imaging chip like that in my Mallincam DSm imager. But even parts of the nebula have their own beauty. This image, taken with the DSm and 8 inch Newt, shows dark globules of gas and dust. These globules are being eroded over time by the winds from massive stars in the nebula (such as those on the left side of the image). These globules have the potential to form new stars, but are unlikely to do so as they are swept away by these stellar winds.
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