Winter is shaping up to be the ideal season for stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the night sky’s most striking sights: the Rosette Nebula. Located about 5,000 light-years from Earth, the ...

Oregonlive and Astrobackyard note that winter offers the best viewing conditions because the nebula’s home constellation, Monoceros (the Unicorn), is positioned high in the night sky during this time ...