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A red and pink ring-shaped nebula with stars at its centre

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The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros

The Rosette Nebula, catalogued as Caldwell 49 and NGC 2237, a ring of glowing hydrogen gas in red and pink around a cluster of young stars.

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By
Dylan O'Donnell
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rosette nebula, nebula, astronomy, ngc 2237

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