The Rosette nebula from Monoceros constellation at ~5000 light years, is one of the brightest nebula in the sky. The cluster of young stars (~4million years old) in the center provides the energy that makes this cloud glow. As always, the streaks of dark dust are the most striking features.

This image is a stack of forty 3 minute exposures (total exposure of 2 hours) taken with a 2.5 inch refracting telescope, William Optics ZenithStar 61, attached to ZWO ASI533MC-Pro camera with Optolong LeXtreme narrowband filter.