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- NGC2237 is better known as The Rosette
- Nebula. Twice the diameter of the full
- moon, the nebula is a dim object for
- small telescopes. The open cluster
- NGC2244 is seen at the center of the
- nebula and contains about 20 stars.
- NGC2237 measures about 55 light years
- across, and shows incredibly complex
- patterns in long-exposure photographs.