Hydrogen and Dust in the Rosette Nebula

Located at the edge of the Monocerosmolecular cloud lies the Hydrogen and dust cloud in the Rosette Nebula. The Monoceroes R2 cloud is unique to other cloud formations becase it is not producing stars at the same rate or mass as clouds in the Orion clouds. This area of cloud formation suggests the emergence of a new star within this area. Stellar winds sculpt and organize the clouds of dust and hydrogen to eventually become star. Ultrivolent radiation strips the electrons from hydrogen causing it to become ionized. This in turn makes the clouds appear red because hydrogen-alpha is the most prominent emission line in the spectrum.