The Core of the Rosette Nebula

The Core of the Rosette Nebula
The large, circular Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) is near one end of a sprawling giant molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros
(the Unicorn). Radiation from young, hot stars has blown gas away from the center of this nebula. Some of this gas has become
clumped in Bok globules that appear silhouetted against the glowing background gases. New star formation is taking place
within these globules. The entire Rosette Nebula has an angular diameter on the sky nearly 3 times that of the Moon, and it lies
some 3000 ly from Earth