Posted on Feb 14, 2021

APOD: 2021 February 14 - Long Stem Rosette Nebula

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Good morning and St. Valentines Day, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Long Stem Rosette Nebula." It is fun when an image on the Earth is reflected in the heavens. Or is it the other way around? In either case, the Rosette Nebula is an appropriate choice for today's APOD. Lying 5,000 light years away in the constellation Monoceros (bounded by Canis Major, Canis MInor, and following Orion across the sky), one can view the Rosette Nebula with a small telescope. Astronomers estimate it was formed only 4,000 years ago, so we are seeing some of its first light.

APOD: 2021 February 14 - Long Stem Rosette Nebula

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Sunday, Valentines Day, February 14, 2021 entitled "Long Stem Rosette Nebula."

Image: Long Stem Rosette Nebula - Image Credit & Copyright - Adam Block & Tim Puckett
The name Tim Puckett brought to mind Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Happy Valentines Day one and all.

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"Explanation: Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? The bland New General Catalog designation of NGC 2237 doesn't appear to diminish the appearance of this flowery emission nebula, at the top of the image, atop a long stem of glowing hydrogen gas. Inside the nebula lies an open cluster of bright young stars designated NGC 2244. These stars formed about four million years ago from the nebular material and their stellar winds are clearing a hole in the nebula's center, insulated by a layer of dust and hot gas. Ultraviolet light from the hot cluster stars causes the surrounding nebula to glow. The Rosette Nebula spans about 100 light-years across, lies about 5000 light-years away, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros)."

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Over You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7J6iEFbvs

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