NGC2244 - The Rosette Nebula
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Landgraaf
TMB 80/480 @ f4.8 (TeleVue TRF2008 FR&FF)
Baader UHC-S
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, Vixen VMC110L & Guidemaster
Canon 350D
60 x 420 sec @ ISO800
7h
Canon 350D
60 x 420 sec @ ISO800
7h
[ Other resolutions/versions - or click the image for maximum resolution available ]
Center close up 800 x 600 Pixel (230 kB)
Higher Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (713 kB)
Maximum Resolution 1800 x 1184 Pixel (951 kB)
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Object info
The Rosette Nebula is a large nebula in Monoceros consisting of an open star cluster and a surrounding emission nebula. The nebula is usually referred to as NGC 2244, although this is the designation for the open cluster. The nebula itself is cataloged under NGC 2237. The distance to the nebula is about 5.000 light years.
Processing
Light frames were calibrated using 25 darks and 20 flats (flats were also dark subtracted).
Comments
Previous versions
Nov 29, 2006 - 900 x 675 Pixel (283 kB)
Optics : GSO 8" f4 Newton, MPCC + Baader UHC-S
Mount : Losmandy G-11 + Canon 350D
Exposure : 1x 300 + 14 x 240 sec @ ISO800 = 1h 1m
