✨🌌 One of the most beautiful star-forming regions in the constellation Monoceros, located about 5,200 light-years from Earth.
It spans roughly 45 light-years across, forming a vast cosmic cloud of gas and dust.

At its core lies the open star cluster NGC 2244, where hot, young stars emit intense radiation that ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, giving the nebula its characteristic glow and carving out its central cavity.

📸 Imaging details:
🔭 Seestar S30
⏱️ 920 × 20s exposures
🧪 Stacked in Siril with 2× drizzle