Wide-field View of Monoceros R2 Molecular Cloud | ESO

Wide-field View of Monoceros R2 Molecular Cloud | ESO

This visible light wide-field image of the region around Monoceros R2 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The nebula NGC 2170, the brightest reflection nebula in this region, appears just to the right of center. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.

Distance: 2,700 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Release Date: October 6, 2010

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