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The Dwarf Mini also had its chance to image #NGC2244 #satellitecluster / #NGC2237 #therosettanebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur
NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - telescope processed image. The massive stars of the NGC 2244 cluster emit powerful stellar winds that have carved out the central "hole" in the surrounding Rosette Nebula. NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - unprocessed image. This cosmic flower is a gargantuan nursery of gas and dust spanning roughly 130 light-years across, located about 5,000 light-years away in Monoceros.
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Fresh new look at #NGC2244 #satellitecluster / #NGC2237 #therosettanebula. #seestar #s50 #space #astronomy #amateur
NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - telescope processed image. NGC 2244: The Satellite Cluster This open cluster is just 2 million years old; its massive O-type stars emit stellar winds so powerful they’ve bored a 50-light-year hole in the nebula's core. NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - unprocessed image. NGC 2237: The Rosette Nebula Spanning 130 light-years, this floral-shaped emission nebula glows red because radiation from central stars ionizes the cloud's vast reserves of hydrogen gas.
March 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Decided to observe #NGC2244 #thesatellitecluster, which is surrounded by #NGC2237 #therosettanebula. #seestar #s50 #space #astronomy #amateur
NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - telescope processed image. NGC 2244, known as the Satellite Cluster, is the group of super-hot O-type stars at the heart of the Rosette Nebula that use powerful stellar winds to carve out its central hole. NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster / NGC 2237 The Rosetta Nebula - unprocessed image. The Rosette Nebula is a massive star-forming region 5,000 light-years away, spanning 130 light-years across—about five times the area of the full moon in our night sky.
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM