This nebula shows a variety of stages of star formation. Note the intense area shaped like a white cross, where young stars are just emerging. Above the main nebula a little to the right you can see a blue/white star coming out of a donut shaped feature, and further to the right of it a small star cluster emerging from a larger donut.

12 1/2′ Ritchey-Chretien Telescope with an ST10XE/CFW8. F/6 LRGB (Halpha 38/7 min, 6/5 min G,B binned 2×2. Scaled on MaximDL at Ha 1.0, G 1.0, B 1.6).