Stirling Astronomical Society Gallery

The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros, also designated SH 2-275. The nebula is an HII region approximately 5000 light years from Earth, and 130 light years in diameter. The star cluster NGC 2244 at the centre of the nebula was discovered by John Flamsteed in 1690 and contains a large number of recently formed stars. This image was taken using a Seestar S30.