Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette nebula  ·  The star 12Mon
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Rosette Nebula, NGC2339, In Monoceros, glend
Rosette Nebula, NGC2339, In Monoceros
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Rosette Nebula, NGC2339, In Monoceros

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Rosette Nebula, NGC2339, In Monoceros

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The Rosette Nebula, designated NGC 2339, is a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.

The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,000 light-years from Earth and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.

Image consists of 20x300s subs for each narrowband channel (Ha, Oiii, and Sii). A total of 5 hours of data. A luminance layer was added using the Ha data, with opacity dialed back to 17%, Camera was the ASI1600MM-C, scope as a TS80 Photoline APO reduced to f5.5 (440mm fl). Mount is CGX. This combination produces a field of view that allows all of the Rosette to be captures in the frame.

Processing was completed with DSS, and Photoshop CC.

The pallet is SHO, with the green saturation dialed back substantially. This is a very bright Ha area, and it has a tendancy to over power the other channels.

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Rosette Nebula, NGC2339, In Monoceros, glend