Monoceros R2 Android Phone Case T-shirts Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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The Hubble image of the Bubble Nebula

The portion of Gum 15 shown in the new and more detailed VLT image can be seen within the wider frame towards the top left quarter of the 2

Monoceros R2 Android Phone Case T-shirts Image Credit: NASA/Joel KowskyThis dramatic infrared image shows the nearby star formation region Monoceros R2, located some 2700 light years away in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn). The picture was created from exposures in the near infrared bands Y, J and Ks taken by the VISTA survey telescope at ESOs Paranal Observatory. Monoceros R2 is an association of massive hot young stars illuminating a beautiful collection of reflection nebulae, embedded in a large molecular