In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright open cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago.
A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster centre. The Rosette Nebula's centre measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 4,500 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards Monoceros.
This is a bicolour test image - I'll add S2 & RGB stars when the skies over Melbourne eventually clear up again. We currently have poor seeing due to lingering Bushfire smoke!
That said, I'm pretty happy what data I have so far, collected under a full moon
2 hrs 3nm Ha 600 sec subs - Red
3 hrs 3nm O3 600 sec subs - Blue
Big one HERE