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The Skull nebula The nebula is an emission nebula, a large star forming region located in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. The nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years. The Skull (or Rosette) Nebula’s appearance in optical light resembles a rose flower or the rosette, the stylized flower design used in sculptur Rosette Nebula, Science Fact, Space Tattoo, The Skull, The Unicorn, Sunset Sky, A Rose, Big Canvas, Flower Design

The Skull nebula The nebula is an emission nebula, a large star forming region located in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. The nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years. The Skull (or Rosette) Nebula’s appearance in optical light resembles a rose flower or the rosette, the stylized flower design used in…

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NGC 2467 The Skull and Crossbones Nebula Cosmology Universe, Creepy Face, Creepy Skull, Hydrogen Gas, Creepy Faces, Galaxy Nebula, Left Eye, Universe Galaxy, Face Recognition

This uncanny nebula is best suited for Halloween, so it's a bit overdue. If you tilt your head 45 degrees to the left, you should see a super creepy skull! (Hence its nickname, the "Skull and Crossbones Nebula"). Wait a minute before freaking out; it's not like the universe is trying to scare us with a creepy face. We see it because evolution shaped us to be good at face recognition, so we sometimes imagine faces even though there isn't one. Skulls aside, the nebula is made of star-forming…

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