Colours Of Space: Rosette Nebula by Mark Coull

The Rosette Nebula is a HII region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.

The open cluster NGC 2244 is found within the nebula, which was discovered by John Flamesteed in 1690. The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of 5,000 light years from Earth and measure 130 light years in diameter.

The nebula is also referred to as the “skull” as it resembles a human skull in certain orientations.

This is my version of a Hubble Palette style image using a dual band narrowband filter. I wanted to create a colourful and striking image of something that’s not seen very often.

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