Infrared VISTA View of Stellar Nursery in Monoceros

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 17:01 in Astronomy & Space

This dramatic infrared image shows the nearby star formation region Monoceros R2, located some 2700 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn).

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