Star Cluster NGC 2244: Inside The Rosette Nebula—Detailed view | NASA Chandra

Star Cluster NGC 2244: Inside The Rosette Nebula—Detailed view | NASA Chandra

This composite image shows a close-up detailed view of the Rosette star formation region, located about 5,000 light years from Earth. Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are colored red. The x-rays reveal hundreds of young stars in the central star cluster, called NGC 2244, and fainter clusters on either side. 

Image Credits: X-ray (NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Wang et al), Optical (DSS & NOAO/AURA/NSF/KPNO 0.9-m/T. Rector et al)

Caption Credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Release Date: Sept. 8, 2010

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