Extracts from the VISTA image of the Monoceros R2 star forming region

This composite image shows extracts from the VISTA image of the Monoceros R2 star forming region.

Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

About the Image

Id:eso1039c
Type:Observation
Release date:6 October 2010, 12:00
Related releases:eso1039
Size:1938 x 1941 px

About the Object

Name:Monoceros R2
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Distance:2700 light years
Category:Nebulae

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